Prosthetic heart valves (PHVs) are used to replace diseased native valves among patients with valvular stenosis, incompetence, or both. This paper reviews a number of contemporary prosthetic heart ...
The invention will allow surgeons to give patients synthetic heart valves that free them to live lives indistinguishable from ...
With restored circulation, the TAH allowed Harbison to regain enough strength within 10 days to also undergo a heart ...
Abbott has taken a step forward in the development of a new addition to its structural heart portfolio, completing the first ...
Scientists at Queen Mary University of London are developing a newly invented material for creating artificial heart valves as effective as native ...
2006;9(10):691-696. The following sections present information about the most commonly implanted (contemporary) mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valves. The intent is to familiarize the reader ...