Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, along with your surgeon, will need to decide what type of replacement valve is best for you. There are several types of ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

1), who asked if I would collaborate with him in the development of an artificial heart. He was serious. I told him it was too soon, that we did not even have satisfactory artificial valves ...

Renowned heart surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in cardiac care: a “living valve” that grows naturally within a patient’s body. Sir Magdi Yacoub, reflecting ...

Acclaimed heart surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub is spearheading a revolutionary new project in the UK that will soon allow patients to be given new heart valves that naturally grow inside their ...

King of Hearts Sir Magdi Yacoub has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in heart valve transplantation, valves that grow naturally in the body, integrating tissue engineering and stem cell ...

This pioneering innovation envisions the development of biological heart valves that can grow and be accommodated naturally within the human body. This opens the door to a new era in heart disease ...

Treatment of obstructive thrombus requires a decision between slow, low-dose fibrinolysis or valve surgery. Factors which need to be considered include thrombus size, New York Heart Association Class, ...

Double and triple VHD were thus defined as the presence of moderate or greater lesions on any 2 or all 3 native heart valves of interest, respectively. Any VHD considered patients with a stenotic or ...

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