This involves making a small incision in the groin and delivering the new valve via a catheter to the heart, implanting it on the existing aortic valve. It was thought to be a suitable option for ...

Blood flow is measured into and out of the aortic plane over time to generate flow curves. Integration of the flow curves allows the calculation of stroke volume (total forward flow), cardiac output ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be performed by highly trained specialists.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming approximately 700,000 lives each year.