Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate ...

or heart attacks. Existing valve replacement options for patients have major drawbacks. Valves taken from cows, pigs or human tissue and implanted in the patient only last a decade or so and can ...

“The invention of the artificial heart valve increased the quality of life ... or pumps, to the human heart, another kind of pump. The much younger Dr. Starr embraced the idea and began a ...

A Swedish study of nearly 9,000 individuals explores the connection between gut bacteria and heart health, revealing that ...

That's where Wang and colleagues come in—creating human valve cells and using them to make the pig heart valve compatible. The paper describes two major advances. How to reprogram human skin ...

2006;9(10):691-696. The following sections present information about the most commonly implanted (contemporary) mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valves. The intent is to familiarize the reader ...

King of Hearts Sir Magdi Yacoub has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in heart valve transplantation, valves that grow ...