British cardiac patients will soon be fitted with heart valves that grow naturally within the body, marking a significant advance in treating heart disease. An initial group of over 50 patients ...

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 chambers and valves are arranged to direct ...

The doctors in our Complex Heart Valve Program are national leaders in innovative treatments ... This helps us give you a precise diagnosis and detailed treatment plan. We also use real-time imaging ...

Mr Chua Wah Guan was probably the first patient here to have electrosurgery to replace an aortic valve. Read more at ...

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 ...

Transcatheter heart valve (THV) underexpansion after transcatheter aortic valve replacement may be associated with worse outcomes. THV expansion can be assessed fluoroscopically using a pigtail for ...

They use small openings and real-time imaging to guide the catheter through a blood vessel to your heart. Then they use the catheter to deliver and implant repair devices or replacement valves. OHSU ...

As the population ages and treatment options for heart valve disease increase, the number of patients with intracardiac valve prostheses is growing rapidly. Although all devices have the potential to ...