Cardiology
Scientists reveal source of human heartbeat in 3-D
A pioneering new study is set to help surgeons repair hearts without damaging precious tissue.
Aug 4, 2017
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Cardiology
Transcatheter mitral valve repair in heart failure patients significantly reduces hospitalizations and improves survival
Transcatheter mitral valve repair for heart failure patients with mitral regurgitation can reduce the long-term rate of hospitalizations by almost 50 percent, and death by nearly 30 percent, compared with heart failure patients ...
Mar 5, 2023
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New minimally invasive treatments offer hope for patients with severe heart valve disease
National Heart Center Singapore (NHCS) now offers two new procedures—TricValve and TriClipTM—bringing a comprehensive suite of treatment options, ranging from medication therapies, minimally invasive (percutaneous or ...
May 11, 2022
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Cardiology
Researchers 3-D print lifelike heart valve models
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with support from Medtronic, have developed a groundbreaking process for multi-material 3-D printing of lifelike models of the heart's aortic valve and the surrounding structures ...
Aug 28, 2020
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Bioengineering living heart valves
Researchers at Qatar University, in collaboration with Imperial College London, Biostage, Inc. in the U.S., and the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, have made progress developing living heart valves that can grow with ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Cardiology
Computer-designed customized regenerative heart valves
Cardiovascular tissue engineering aims to treat heart disease with prostheses that grow and regenerate. Now, researchers from the University of Zurich, the Technical University Eindhoven and the Charité Berlin have successfully ...
May 9, 2018
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Cardiology
Mechanical heart valve often the safest choice, study says
Mechanical heart valves may be safer in certain cases than valves made of animal tissue and should be used more in heart-valve replacements, especially in younger patients, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford ...
Nov 8, 2017
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Inflammatory link discovered between arthritis and heart valve disease
Australian researchers have used models to identify a potential link between excess production of inflammatory proteins that cause rheumatoid arthritis and the development of heart valve disease.
Jul 20, 2015
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Cardiology
With a heavy heart: How men and women develop heart disease differently
A new study by researchers from McGill University has uncovered that minerals causing aortic heart valve blockage in men and women are different, a discovery that could change how heart disease is diagnosed and treated.
Apr 17, 2020
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Cardiology
New study offers high-resolution images of heart valves
On Aug. 30, a team led by associate professor of biomedical engineering Morten Jensen published an article in the scientific journal PLOS ONE titled "High resolution imaging of the mitral valve in the natural state with ...
Sep 8, 2017
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