Surgical bioprosthetic aortic valves made with bioengineered Resilia tissue (Edwards Lifesciences) appear to suffer less structural deterioration over 8 years compared with similar devices made of ...

Most aortic valves have three cusps. A somewhat common heart defect that people are born with is an aortic valve that has only two cusps or leaflets. Many mild cases of aortic valve regurgitation ...

Electronic provider notification led to more aortic valve replacement procedures after a diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis vs. usual care. There was a trend toward the intervention reducing ...

The two companies have entered into a strategic partnership to exclusively commercialize Braile’s Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) technology across Europe, India, and other ...

Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with procedure-related stroke. Cerebral embolic protection (CEP) devices may reduce embolization to the cerebral circulation and hence ...

But in this patient, due to a delay in treatment, the aortic valve cusp prolapse prevented the development of severe pulmonary hypertension by obliterating the VSD almost completely, but this ...

The company highlighted a study spanning eight years that compared the performance of surgical aortic valves made with its proprietary Resilia tissue to those without, showing reduced rates of ...

and marked coronary arteriosclerosis. The aortic leaflets were flexible and no calcium was seen, but the valves were fused along adjacent cusps. The mitral valve was normal. Comment. The squeaking ...

Data shows, versus surgery, the Evolut™ transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system delivers a numerically lower rate of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke at five years ...