Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to ...

Sucosky's research could lead to breakthroughs not only in understanding bicuspid aortic valve calcification but also in broader cardiovascular diseases. By using this device, Sucosky hopes to uncover ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for patients aged 60 and younger compared to bioprosthetic valves.

ACURATE neo2 TAVI achieves high success in severe bicuspid aortic stenosis, demonstrating strong 30-day safety and efficacy.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research has found.