Yale leads test of new device that protects the brain during heart-valve...
In the first multicenter trial of its kind, Yale researchers tested a new device that lowers the risk of stroke and cognitive decline in patients undergoing heart-valve replacement.
View ArticleAortic valve replacement beats no surgery at all
A minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve without doing open heart surgery has better outcomes after five years than patients who did not have surgery at all, researchers said Sunday.
View ArticleBenefits seen for first-in-field brain shield used with TAVR
An investigational device that deflects debris away from the brain during transcatheter aortic valve replacement seems to improve in-hospital safety outcomes and cognitive scores at discharge,...
View ArticleMitraClip valve repair continues to show benefit in commercial setting
The commercial track record with transcatheter mitral valve repair, approved for patients at high risk for surgery, compares favorably with pre-approval reports, according to findings from a U.S....
View ArticleSelf-expanding TAVR widens advantage over surgery at two years
Two-year data show a continued survival advantage for self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) over standard surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, according to...
View ArticleSAPIEN valve, surgery equivalent at five-years
Five-year data suggest that the SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve is a feasible option for patients with severe aortic stenosis deemed to be at high risk for open-heart surgery, though valve leakage was...
View ArticleSAPIEN 3 improves 30-day outcomes for major endpoints
The SAPIEN 3 heart valve demonstrated lower death, stroke and paravalvular leak rates than earlier generation devices in patients at high risk for surgery and showed encouraging results in...
View ArticleAblation during mitral valve surgery reduces atrial fibrillation
Patients with atrial fibrillation who received ablation while they were already undergoing surgery to correct a leaky heart valve had fewer episodes of atrial fibrillation a year later compared to...
View ArticleHeart valve repair improves emotional wellbeing in patients with mitral...
Patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) often suffer from psycho-emotional symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, but after undergoing mitral valve repair surgery patients experience a marked...
View ArticleNewborn with heart defect saved after 13-hour operation
The baby's condition, tetralogy of Fallot, was complicated by the fact that he was also missing his pulmonary valve and one of his pulmonary arteries was detached. But a doctor gave the distraught...
View ArticleCV organizations issue recommendations for minimally invasive valve...
As congenital heart disease (CHD) treatment advances, children with these conditions are living into adulthood, and over time, they may need additional treatment. A new expert consensus paper released...
View ArticleFDA expands approval for 'valve in valve' aortic replacement
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that use of the CoreValve "valve-in-valve" aortic replacement has been expanded to include people at extreme risk for serious...
View ArticleMHIF performs first US implant of valve replacement device
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) physicians are conducting a research study using the first transcatheter mitral valve replacement in the U.S. at Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott...
View ArticleNo long-term survival difference found between types of mitral valve...
In a comparison of mechanical prosthetic vs bioprosthetic mitral valves among patients 50 to 69 years of age undergoing mitral valve replacement, there was no significant difference in survival at 15...
View ArticleTragic newborn was UK's youngest organ donor
A newborn baby who died after just 100 minutes became Britain's youngest organ donor after his kidneys and heart valves were given to adult patients, the National Health Service (NHS) said Thursday.
View ArticleAge at surgery and valve type in PVR key determinants of re-intervention in...
Over the last 15 years, survival of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has greatly improved, so that currently there are more adults than children living with CHD. Consequently, people with...
View ArticleInfective endocarditis incidence up in US from 2000 to 2011
(HealthDay)—From 2000 to 2011 there was an increase in infective endocarditis (IE) incidence in the United States, according to a study published in the May 19 issue of the Journal of the American...
View ArticleTAVI, safe and effective as surgical valves at two years in lower risk patients
Two year outcomes in a study comparing implantation of transcatheter and surgical bioprosthestic aortic valves shows that the less invasive procedure is safe and effective, and comparable to the gold...
View ArticleNew data clarify leaflet thickening in TAVI and surgical aortic prostheses
New data released today at EuroPCR 2015 suggest that thickening of the valve leaflets following implantation of a transcatheter or surgical aortic valve bioprosthesis is relatively rare, not linked to...
View ArticleWhen data is the best medicine
One of the biggest challenges in health care is balancing cost with patient needs. Compounding the problem is a lack of good data and analysis.
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