As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

“We are taking heart valve surgery to the next level, which is no longer looking with your eyes directly at the heart tissue, ...

The global heart valve frame market is poised for significant growth over the coming years, driven by factors such as increasing prevalence of cardiovascular ...

Biology is like magic.” To make the valve, scientists spray a cobweb of fine fibres into a 3D replica of a human heart valve, creating a scaffold. This is held together by a knitted mesh ...

High-resolution 3D imaging, including CT scans, allows cardiologists to map the vascular system and the heart in a patient and thus accurately size and position the valve. This means reduced ...

OPB has premiered a new documentary that traces the development of the world’s first successful artificial mitral heart valve by a young, Oregon-based cardiac surgeon and a retired engineer.

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 ...