The septum separates the right-hand and left-hand side of the heart. The tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and right ventricle. It opens due to a build-up of pressure in the right atrium ...

The septum separates the right-hand and left-hand side of the heart. The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle and opens due to a build-up of pressure in the ...

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 ...

Unlike previous attempts, this project, led by Heart Biotech at Harefield Hospital, has successfully encouraged the growth of nerve cells in the valve. Within six months, the structure becomes ...

Unlike previous attempts, this project, led by Heart Biotech at Harefield Hospital, has successfully encouraged the growth of nerve cells in the valve. Within six months, the structure becomes ...

“Heart valve disease occurs when the structure of heart valve becomes severely damaged leading to various health problems. This can impact the valves making them too loose or too ...

Within six months of implantation, the structure is made up of living cells from the patient’s body, and within a year or two it will have dissolved, leaving the patient with a new heart valve ...

Description Aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve, which separates the main pumping chamber of the heart from the circulation, becomes narrowed. This may reduce the flow of blood out of the ...

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.

Within four weeks of transplantation, more than 20 cell types – including nerve and fat tissue – were found in the correct locations, mimicking a natural heart valve, it added. “Within six months, the ...