The HII® is made of a porcine aortic valve fixed in glutaraldehyde and mounted on a low-profile stent comprised of an acetyl homopolymer (Delrin®). This bioprosthesis has a comparatively lower ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

We should also emphasize that implantation of a small prosthesis does not necessarily ... Director of the Canada Research Chair in Valvular Heart Diseases at Laval University Jean G.

"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure ...

Device success was defined according to VARC-2 criteria and included absence of procedural mortality and correct positioning of a single prosthetic heart valve into the proper anatomical location and ...

We were especially curious about the echocardiogram results which would reveal how well Johnny's then-19-year-old prosthetic heart valve was functioning. Thankfully, his valve was in good working ...

TAVIPILOT Soft is said to be a ‘world-first’ provision for real-time surgical guidance during TAVI and TAVR procedures.

guidelines for management of adults with valvular heart disease have been updated this year in response to publication of new evidence justifying revised or new recommendations.1 2 In particular, more ...

These latest data reinforce years of smaller studies, but whether they should change practice is a matter of debate.

Demisha Jennings, 32, visited the dentist to get a tooth pulled several years ago in Indiana but on returning home, she found ...