There are two options to consider if you need to have your aortic valve replaced.

New findings reveal a potential connection between serotonin activity and the progression of a widespread heart valve disorder. Serotonin is best known for its role in mood, but new research suggests ...

Valves are one-way gates in the heart that keep blood flowing between the four chambers of the heart. There are four valves in the heart and each one has strong flaps called “leaflets” that control ...

Your heart has four valves that open and close with each heartbeat to control the flow of blood. Heart valve diseases are conditions that affect one or more heart valves. Each heart valve condition ...

Heart valves allow blood to flow one way and prevent it from flowing in the wrong direction. The tricuspid valve controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle. The bicuspid or ...

TruLeaf Medical, Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Allmed Solutions (TASE: ALMD), a clinical-stage medical device company ...

The heart has four valves that keep blood flowing through your heart’s four chambers. Each valve has leaflets (tissue flaps) that normally open and close as your heart beats to let blood flow through ...

Anteris Technologies (Nasdaq:AVR) had first patients enrolled and successfully treated in a global pivotal trial of its ...

Mechanical heart valves were tested for their ability to crack under high-speed imaging, fluoroscopy, and standardized balloon testing. In vitro testing showed successful fracturing of device leaflets ...

When pediatric cardiac surgeons evaluate options for their smallest patients with the most severe cardiac birth defects, they don’t have a lot of good choices. For conditions such as truncus ...

A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they ...

The overall mortality risk from an open-heart mitral valve surgery is about 11%, which is about one in nine people based on ...