How a Y chromosome gene may shape the course of heart valve disease
A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.
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The Partial Heart Transplant Because Kids Grow, Valves Don’t
Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and can lead to a domino effect of life-saving procedures.
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A new era in heart valve replacement at a California children’s hospital
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital recently made history performing the first pediatric partial heart transplant in ...
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Better 5-Year Valve Performance With TAVI Than Surgery
Patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing CoreValve or Evolut TAVI have better 5-year bioprosthetic valve ...
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Cardiac Dimensions snags $53m for mitral valve device
Cardiac Dimensions has secured $53m in a Series E funding round to support its ongoing pivotal trial assessing the company’s ...
AIIMS Bhopal Performs First Govt Sector Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant
AIIMS performed the first-ever government-sector Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) in Madhya Pradesh. This ...
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Patient-prosthesis mismatch following aortic valve replacement
Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) occurs when an implanted prosthetic valve is too small for the patient; severe PPM is defined as an indexed effective orifice area (iEOA) <0.65 cm 2 /m 2 following ...