Shut-off valves are small but critical parts of your home’s plumbing and gas systems, and when they fail, the damage can be massive. Many older valves seize or leak simply because they haven’t been ...

For high-risk patients with heart complications, open-heart surgery isn’t always the safest option. Now, doctors at Tucson Medical Center are working to provide effective, and less invasive, ...

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Two poster presentations at ACNP highlight new research on the fundamental biology of molecules targeting synaptic function in CNS disease Insights advance translational model supporting Gate’s lead ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CroíValve, a pioneering medical device company focused on the development of a novel transcatheter device for the treatment of severe+ tricuspid regurgitation (TR), announced ...

This project investigates how serrated and non serrated flange connections perform when exposed to external loading. The goal is to understand whether one connection type begins to leak earlier than ...

Children who are born with heart valve defects often undergo surgery to receive frozen valves from cadavers. Because thawed cadaver tissue is dead and doesn’t grow, however, the child must ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...

The valves in your heart keep the blood flowing in only one direction. When a heart valve isn’t working, the blood flows in the wrong direction, making your heart work harder and reducing blood flow ...