Your physician will determine which valve is best for you: CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve. This valve is made of natural tissue obtained from the heart of a pig. The valve leaflets are ...

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

Decline in mechanical valve use: Despite superior outcomes in younger populations, mechanical valve use decreased from 20% to 10% over the study's 12-year period. Survival advantage: Mechanical ...

About 30,000 Americans die each year when the aortic valve fails in their heart. But the current state-of-the-art approaches of using bioprosthetic or mechanical valves made of rubber and metal as ...