PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Heart valves play an important role in the circulation of blood throughout the body. They open and close to control or regulate the blood flowing into and out of the heart.
A study finds severe valvular heart disease in 7.2% of patients with cancer undergoing echocardiography, with valvular interventions linked to a significantly reduced risk for mortality.
Cells with faulty antennae that can’t get their signals straight may be behind a common heart valve disorder. Newborn mice engineered to develop a flawed heart valve had stunted primary cilia in cells ...
Surgery is usually the best fix for a severe heart valve disease. Different types of heart valve blockages can happen, and surgery is necessary to fix these problems. Your heart is split into four ...
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A breakthrough medical technology can save the lives of children with heart defects. Scientists have developed the first-ever heart valve that grows with the child, reducing the need for risky heart ...
Edwards Lifesciences EW announced that the FDA approved its SAPIEN M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement system, making ...
Medications may help in treating certain symptoms and supporting better heart function. But there are currently no drugs that can treat or cure specific heart valve disorders. Your heart has four ...
The global prosthetic heart valves market is expected to expand rapidly as the frequency of heart valve disease rises and regulatory requirements for innovative and sophisticated prosthetic heart ...
Cooper University Health Care announced that it is offering a new treatment option for high-risk heart patients with a severe form of leaky mitral valve disorder, mitral regurgitation, and who were ...
STANFORD -- When Claudia and Tom Yore discussed having a third child, the clincher came from Claudia, who said, "Let's do it. He's going to be our easy third." That's not how it played out, and that's ...
Transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement have reshaped how structural heart disease is treated, and the market is ...