An 11-year-old boy recently became the first person in the world to have an artificial heart valve replaced with a living ...

An 11-year-old Maryland boy is making medical history after becoming the first person in the world to have an artificial ...

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 ...

Replacement of a heart valve through the arteries of the arm. Innovative and minimally invasive surgery in the hybrid room of ...

Replacing this valve with a living transplanted valve will give Preston freedom from a lifetime of blood-thinning medication. Research also shows these live tissue implants should grow along with him, ...

PREGNANCY in women with prosthetic heart valves carries significant risks, with mechanical valves linked to higher complications and lower live birth rates compared to biological valves, according to ...

Nevertheless, it might be wise to advise a biological valve," the authors added. They shied away from more definitive statements, however, despite their report being the largest prospective cohort of ...

Prosthetic heart valves (PHVs) are used to replace diseased ... There are two major types of PHV: biological and mechanical. Each type of PHV has its own unique benefits and complications, which ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — 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 ...

It is known that biological valves deteriorate over time ... prospective cohort of pregnant women with a prosthetic heart valve to date. "Because of the design of ROPAC [the Registry of Pregnancy ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2006;9(10):691-696. © 2006 1453987 Ontario, Ltd. Cite this: Prosthetic Heart Valves, Part I: Identification and Potential Complications ...