At the University of Minnesota's heart lab, millions of dollars of tubing and wires and technology work to keep a living ...

Developed by Northwestern Engineering’s Igor Efimov and George Washington University’s Luyao Lu, the implantable device uses ...

The key to treating congestive heart failure is addressing the underlying causes, and treatment is highly tailored to each ...

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 ...

A new heart valve was then deployed via a blood vessel in Mr Chua’s leg, while the original surgical valve was also subsequently split to create more space for the new valve to function optimally.

valves, or other structure in the heart that affects function and has been present since birth. One of the most common forms of birth defects, affecting 1% of babies in the United States. Some types ...

The function of ... operation of the heart. The heart is a muscular organ roughly the size of your fist. As the heart muscle contracts, it propels the blood out into the vascular system. The heart’s ...

2006;9(10):691-696. The following sections present information about the most commonly implanted (contemporary) mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valves. The intent is to familiarize the reader ...

Low sleep quality and duration may increase your risk of developing heart disease. One analysis of 19 studies found that sleeping fewer than 7 hours per day resulted in a 13% increased risk of ...

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 ...