Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bioprosthetic and mechanical aortic valve replacement were associated with similar 15-year rates of all-cause ...

A new Swedish study shows improved survivability in relatively young heart patients opting for mechanical valve replacement, versus those receiving the bioprosthetic version. This validates previous ...

The "Ross procedure" may be a more favorable option for aortic valve replacement among patients under 50 years old than more standard mechanical or biological replacements, according to a new study ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S ...

February 4, 2011 (San Diego, California) — Younger aortic-valve-replacement recipients are more likely to survive another 10 years with a mechanical valve than a bioprosthesis, data from a small ...

Choosing the optimal aortic valve prosthesis for middle-aged patients (late 40s to early 60s) with aortic stenosis presents a challenge. The available options all have substantial drawbacks that must ...

LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for people until age 60, after which a tissue valve may start to have an advantage, ...

UBCO’s Dr. Hadi Mohammadi holds his latest innovation—a manufactured heart valve that has just been put through its paces—comparing its viability to other valves currenty available to patients. Sort ...

It is the smallest mechanical heart valve available commercially in the world. And it's made in Minnesota. "It's very gratifying, knowing that it's a baby valve, and it could ultimately save a child's ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s smallest mechanical heart valve, the first designed to fit newborns’ and infants’ tiny bodies. The valve, which is the size of a dime, allows ...

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...