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There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes ...

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Patients received a new treatment for heart valve disease, which did not require riskier open-heart surgery or travel to London. Five people from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Peterborough and ...

Madam Tay Sioh Lian began experiencing bouts of breathlessness while walking or climbing the stairs. “I couldn’t even walk 30 ...

Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...

Children ages 5 to 12 years have a resting heart rate of 75 to 118 bpm, and people 13 and older have the same resting heart rate as adults. On average, an adult heart beats more than 100,000 times ...

Echocardiography and fluoroscopy are the main techniques for prosthetic heart valve ... Jalali H, Gordon JA, Whitehouse SL, Strugnell WE, Slaughter R. CryoLife-O’Brien stentless valve: 10-year results ...

Synthesis and release of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are increased in heart failure, and plasma concentrations provide important therapeutic and prognostic information. Recent studies have shown ...

Introduction. Valve disease is a major concern in patients having non-cardiac surgery. First, it is common (table 1) 1–4 particularly in the elderly who may also have other comorbidities. The adult ...

The incidence of thromboembolism after insertion of prosthetic cardiac valves is related to the type of prosthesis and in the cases reviewed here was highest for the ball-valve prosthesis. The risk of ...