Cardiology
Engineers design a robotic replica of the heart's right chamber
MIT engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart's right ventricle, which mimics the beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts.
Dec 8, 2023
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News tagged with mechanical valve
Medical research
Bioengineers find new way heart valves grow—and go wrong
Imperial bioengineers have discovered a new mechanism driving the growth of heart valves in zebrafish embryos.
Nov 3, 2021
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Medical research
Baby hearts need rhythm to develop correctly
(Medical Xpress)—To develop correctly, baby hearts need rhythm...even before they have blood to pump.
Feb 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers suggest that amyloid contributes to calcific aortic valve disease development
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the major heart valve disease that afflicts nearly 10 million patients globally with an annual mortality exceeding 100,000, and the numbers continue to rise.
Jun 5, 2024
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Genetics
Spanish scientists identify molecular mechanisms controlling genes involved in formation of the heart valves
A team of researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid has identified the molecular mechanisms that control the activity of genes involved in both the correct formation of the heart ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Cardiology
Promising findings for treating damaged heart valves
Aortic valve calcification is a challenging condition for the health service and for the patients concerned. The only treatment currently available is surgery. Mariia Boganova recently defended her thesis which addresses ...
Dec 13, 2019
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Cardiology
A new model for heart valve disease drug discovery
An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine describes a new model for heart valve physiology. The study, led by Dr. Carla Lacerda, from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University reports ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Cardiology
Polymer valves refined by computer simulations aim to reduce costs, improve minimally-invasive procedures
NIBIB-funded engineers are designing and testing aortic heart valve replacements made of polymers rather than animal heart tissues. The goal is to optimize performance of these valves in in an effort to improve outcomes and ...
Feb 22, 2019
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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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Cardiology
Nearly one-quarter of patients say mechanical heart valve disturbs sleep
Nearly one-quarter of patients with a mechanical heart valve say it disturbs their sleep, according to research presented today at EuroHeartCare 2017.1
May 19, 2017
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