Paravalvular Leak (PVL): A complication that occurs when blood leaks around the edges of a prosthetic heart valve. Hemolysis: The breakdown of red blood cells, which can lead to anemia and other ...

Prosthetic heart valves (PHVs) are used to replace diseased native valves among patients with valvular stenosis, incompetence, or both. This paper reviews a number of contemporary prosthetic heart ...

The HII® is made of a porcine aortic valve fixed in glutaraldehyde and mounted on a low-profile stent comprised of an acetyl homopolymer (Delrin®). This bioprosthesis has a comparatively lower ...

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has achieved a medical breakthrough by performing the world’s first robotic-assisted implantation of the HeartMate 3 ...

Cardiologists said it would be especially useful for young children with congenital heart defects because the new valve will grow with them. At present artificial valves have to be replaced every ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...

This excess force can increase your risk of conditions like heart attack or stroke. Read on to learn more about the connection between anemia and high blood pressure. Severe anemia also seems to ...

Acclaimed heart surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub is spearheading a revolutionary new project in the UK that will soon allow patients to be given new heart valves that naturally grow inside their ...

British cardiac patients will soon be fitted with heart valves that grow naturally ... The trials will compare the new living valve with conventional artificial valves and involve an ...

THE sister of a boy kept alive on an artificial heart machine is pleading for a new organ for him. Fifteen-month-old Ezra Crawford is the youngest person in Britain using the medical device.

Iron deficiency may be linked to non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and mortality in patients without anemia, according to results of a nationwide cohort study.While iron is a key component ...