Cardiology
When an untreated infection leads to heart valve disease
Much as he tried, Gabriel Oluka could never keep up with other children.
Feb 24, 2020
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Cardiology
Research reveals link between high cholesterol levels and risk of aortic valve disease
Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford have found that while having high cholesterol levels does not influence your risk of aortic or mitral valve regurgitation, it does increase ...
Feb 20, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart valve invented in Minnesota allows new kind of heart treatment
Inaugurating a potential blockbuster medical device category, a wire-and-mesh medical device invented in Roseville, Minn., has become the first catheter-delivered implant to get European approval to replace the heart's mitral ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Cardiology
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery
A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and other centers nationwide shows that patients who underwent a minimally invasive transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR), had similar key 5-year clinical ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Cardiology
TAVR increasingly being used in young adults despite uncertainty
(HealthDay)—For young adults undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR), use of transcatheter AVR (TAVR) has increased even though open heart surgery currently is considered the best option, according to a study presented ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Cardiology
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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Genetics
Turning to genetics to treat little hearts
A team of researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal has discovered a new mechanism involved in a common congenital disease of the aortic valve. The findings of the study, conducted in collaboration with ...
Dec 16, 2019
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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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Genetics
Genetically engineered animals offer fresh hope to heart valve patients
Scientists have cloned a genetically engineered bull which they hope will help heart valve transplant patients lead better quality lives and benefit people with red meat allergies.
Dec 6, 2019
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Cardiology
Life-saving heart repair a first for the Southern Hemisphere
A Macquarie University Hospital interventional cardiologist has pioneered an innovative heart procedure that is helping patients avoid heart failure and death.
Nov 26, 2019
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