An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered at Rush University Medical Center to patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high-risk or not suitable candidates ...
Jun 24, 2011
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A foundry worker in the Navy for more than two decades, Velvin Bill of La Mesa often cast metal parts for broken ship pumps, allowing vessels to stay underway many decades after they were built.
Mar 2, 2022
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My father is having issues with his aortic valve. He is 53 years old and was told he needs to have a valve replacement. I was reading that there are different types of valves. Can you explain the differences and what option ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Physicians at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center completed the first procedure in the world using Medtronic's new Evolut PRO+ TAVR System.
Oct 3, 2019
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When the Rolling Stone's Mick Jagger underwent heart valve replacement surgery in New York recently, according to media reports the doctor in France who invented the technique took a modest bow.
Apr 8, 2019
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When Tom Broussard came out of quadruple heart bypass surgery, the then-59-year-old was just glad to have avoided a heart attack. So he didn't give much thought to the heart valve that surgeons replaced at the same time.
Oct 22, 2018
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According to the European Society of Cardiology, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Europe. Each year, 3.9 million people die here from heart disease, which is responsible for 45 % of all deaths on ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Four years after its approval in the United States, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continues to evolve and demonstrate positive outcomes for patients with aortic stenosis, a common heart problem, according ...
Nov 30, 2015
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Medical device maker Medtronic will pay up to $458 million for a privately held company that is developing a heart valve replacement.
Aug 25, 2015
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As congenital heart disease (CHD) treatment advances, children with these conditions are living into adulthood, and over time, they may need additional treatment. A new expert consensus paper released today by the Society ...
Mar 24, 2015
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