With traditional valve replacements, “kids grow but the valves don’t,” said Taufiek Rajab, MD, a pediatric heart surgeon at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, who ...

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a quick, non-invasive procedure that measures the heart’s electrical activity. It’s one of the ...

Calcific valvular heart disease—when one or more of the heart valves do not open or close properly due to calcification—is projected to affect some 4.5 million people by 2030, making it the ...

An initial group of over 50 patients is set to receive temporary valves made of fibres which will act as 'scaffoling' that canimplanted, integrate with the body's cells.

The chambers of the heart operate as a ‘double-pump’ system for the body’s circulation. In coordination with valves, the chambers work to keep blood flowing in the proper sequence.

Children born with diseased heart valves must undergo surgery to repair or replace the damaged tissues. Although tissue engineering holds much promise in the long-term treatment of these pediatric ...

Cardiologists were wary of replacing valves partly because, until recent decades, that would have required open-heart surgery, a risk that hardly seemed worth taking for patients who were able to ...

As it aims to broaden the reach of its replacement heart valves among younger patients, Edwards Lifesciences has put forward new clinical data showing its bioprosthetics can maintain thei ...

Tricuspid stenosis is a heart condition where blood does not flow properly between parts of a person’s heart. It can cause mild symptoms, but may also lead to more serious complications.

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foldax®, Inc., a leader in the development of innovative, polymer heart valves, today announced positive 30-day results from a prospective, multicenter, single ...