The Mitroflow aortic prosthesis (Sorin Group Inc) is one of the most frequently used bioprostheses, with >100 000 implanted worldwide. 5 The bovine pericardium is mounted externally around the stent, ...
Patients with untreated TR have a poor prognosis 3 and most of them receive lifetime medical therapy until intractable right heart failure and end-organ dysfunction appear. Valve regurgitation remains ...
Narrowing of this valve, known as aortic stenosis, impacts blood flow out of the heart. More than 13% of older adults have aortic stenosis. Aortic regurgitation, on the other hand, is leakiness of ...
Physician-scientists found that a subset of artificial heart patients can regenerate heart muscle, which may open the door to new ways to treat and perhaps someday cure heart failure. A research ...
All compounds are either investigational or being studied for (a) new use(s). Efficacy and safety have not been established. There is no guarantee that they will become commercially available for the ...
Outside HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center. A new type of heart valve replacement has successfully treated an adult. The procedure was completed in December at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea ...
Background Subclinical leaflet thrombosis (SLT) is a common complication after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Multidimensional CT (MDCT) is the main imaging mortality for the diagnosis ...