At 15 years, survival was similar among adults aged 50 to 69 years who underwent mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthetic or bioprosthetic valve, according to results of a new study.

An 11-year-old boy recently became the first person in the world to have an artificial heart valve replaced with a living donor heart valve. Preston Porter, who has lived for the past near-decade with ...

In 2003, videoscopic mitral valve repair was performed. This center in Maryland strongly advocates feels that mitral valve repair can be done and will prevail over mitral valve replacement in times to ...

Less aggressive anticoagulation therapy, combined with low-dose aspirin, can be used safely in conjunction with a newer generation mechanical heart valve, a study shows. Patients under 65 years of age ...

ATLANTA, Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artivion, Inc. (NYSE: AORT), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, today announced the publication of PROACT clinical trial ...

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In a comparison of mechanical prosthetic vs bioprosthetic mitral valves among patients 50 to 69 years of age undergoing mitral valve replacement, there was no significant difference in survival at 15 ...

Greg Denning has never really liked going to the doctor, and for most of his life he's been an active person who was able to avoid significant medical care. That started to change one day when he and ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

Interv Cardiol. 2014;6(6):557-567. Finally, the number of transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies has grown given the success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Commercially ...

A 68-year-old female with rheumatic mitral stenosis who underwent mitral valve replacement (Carbomedics 29-mm bileaflet valve) required reoperation for bleeding. She developed fever (38.5°C) on the ...