Maryland's first artificial heart valve replacement performed without open-heart surgery
A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement without the need for open-heart surgery.
Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial
An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date for someone with the technology.The patient, a man in his 40s who declined to be identified,
A STUDY assessing coronary proximity in patients undergoing transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with ...
In a groundbreaking event for Arizona healthcare, HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center recently became the first ...
The titanium device’s underlying principles were first envisioned in 2001 by a biomedical engineer named Daniel Timms. Timms, ...
Capstan Medical, a startup focused on robotic-assisted mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, recently completed its first ...
There are four valves inside the heart. Heart valves control how blood is carried out of the heart and distributed to the ...
Capstan CEO Maggie Nixon discusses first-in-human feedback, the all-at-once approach, regulatory strategy and the tricuspid ...
At first disturbing, the life-long artist says she transformed the images in her mind to something more peaceful.
Doctors at Duke Children's Hospital were able to perform three life-saving surgeries after one donor heart became available.
As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis.
"Today marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of structural heart therapy," Capstan Medical CEO Maggie Nixon said.
Capstan Medical announced its first in-human cardiac valve replacements using its catheter-based robotic surgical platform.
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