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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released water from two reservoirs in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada to ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

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 ...

Danfoss Power Solutions has expanded its Vickers by Danfoss portfolio of proportional valves with the introduction of its KBFRG4-5 valve. This single-stage, four-way hydraulic valve features a round ...

Read about the anatomy of the normal coronary arteries. Finally, it is important to note that the sequence and timing involved in the cardiac cycle — the opening and closing of the four valves and the ...

AUGUSTA — Unfortunately, fixing the PFAS problem in Hallowell’s drinking water isn’t as easy as opening a valve.

I watched him listen to the valve. He was a tall, thin, dignified man with a carefully trimmed moustache that twitched as he listened. He heard the opening snap followed by a louder, high ...

11 The main finding on clinical examination is absence of prosthetic opening or closing sound (for mechanical valves), new heart murmur or signs compatible with pulmonary oedema and heart failure. The ...

To understand the role of cardiac CT aortic valve calcium (CT-AVC) in defining stenosis severity in patients with aortic stenosis and discordant echocardiographic measures. To understand the ...