LOS ANGELES, CA—In patients ages 60 years or younger undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, mechanical valves are associated with a survival benefit compared with bioprosthetic valves, ...

Patients at high risk for thromboembolism who undergo aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve can safely take less than the standard dose of warfarin after 3 months, according to results of ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol ...

According to the American Heart Association, valvular heart disease affects about 2.5% of adults in the United States, and more than 100,000 patients undergo valve replacement surgery each year.

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol ...

INGELHEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For Non-US, Non-UK & Non-Canadian Media Only The American Heart Journal has published the design of the RE-ALIGN study, the first study to evaluate a novel oral ...

A study led by the University of Bristol, Bristol, England, has found that mechanical heart valves provide better long-term survival than biological heart valves in patients aged 50-70 years. The ...

In a laboratory near Interstate 35E and Minnesota 36, Abbott Laboratories employee Teresa Tollefson peers through a microscope, dips a Q-tip in Isopropyl alcohol and gently swabs a ring the size of a ...

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 ...

Mechanical heart valves are vital in restoring cardiac function in patients with valvular disease, and their performance is intimately linked to fluid dynamic phenomena. In these devices, complex flow ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research has found. Patients aged between 50 ...