News articles tagged with 'valve'
Inflammation behind heart valve disease
— 15 Mar 2011 20:47 | HealthResearch from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows, that a specific inflammatory factor may be important in the development of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis. The results…
OHSU fixes complex heart problems without open-heart surgery
— 4 Feb 2011 16:55 | HealthThe paediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health and Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary…
UK ill prepared for 'epidemic' of degenerative valvular heart disease
— 14 Dec 2010 18:51 | HealthThe UK is poorly prepared for the forthcoming epidemic of degenerative valvular heart disease, prompted by a rapidly ageing population, say leading experts in the journal Heart…
Study shows brass devices in plumbing systems can create serious lead-in-water problems
— 12 Nov 2010 15:06 | TechnologyA new research study co-spearheaded by Virginia Tech researchers highlights problems with some brass products in plumbing systems that can leach high levels of lead into drinking water,…
New treatment for severe aortic stenosis shown to save lives
— 23 Sep 2010 10:12 | HealthImplantation of a new bioprosthetic-tissue valve into the hearts of patients who have severe aortic stenosis and are too sick or too old for open-heart surgery has been found to both…
AAO-HNS releases consensus statement: diagnosis and management of nasal valve compromise
— 1 Jul 2010 09:08 | HealthToday, the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) announced the release of a consensus statement to address ambiguities and disparities in the diagnosis…
Elderly patients in need of heart valve replacements have alternative to surgery
— 16 Jun 2010 13:38 | HealthDoctors at the University Heart Centre in Hamburg, Germany successfully used transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in elderly patients with degenerated bioprostheses in aortic and…
Valve-in-valve implants via catheter effective in high-risk patients
— 13 Apr 2010 12:05 | HealthReplacing failing artificial animal-based heart valves by implanting mechanical valves inside them is an effective option for high-risk patients, according to research reported in Circulation:…
Four out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed
— 30 Jun 2009 10:45 | HealthPig heart valves used to replace defective aortic valves in human patients failed much earlier and more often than expected, says a report from cardiac surgeons at Washington University…
New way to fix leaking mitral heart valves safe in initial testing
— 24 Jun 2009 12:04 | HealthA new nonsurgical technique to repair leaking mitral valves in heart failure patients was safe in a study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions…