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

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 found.

Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart sounds are the noises made as blood moves through the heart with each ...

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 ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren't so lucky.

The last two decades have seen an increase in the use of biological over mechanical heart valve replacements. However, while ...

Georgia Tech researchers 3D print bioresorbable heart valves. Once implanted, the patient-specific valves will be absorbed by ...

Clinicians discuss the rapidly evolving therapies, technology, and surgical approaches for early-stage NSCLC and take a fresh look at the future of care. Teamwork: A Multidisciplinary Approach to ...

Steve is the 2008 recipient of the Howard L. Lewis Career Achievement Award for health and science reporting from the American Heart Association, and was on the heartwire team that won the Online ...