Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2005;2(2):60-61. Several strategies for heart valve tissue engineering are evolving. They include the use of decellularized allogenic or xenogenic valve matrices ...

Innoventric's Trillium, now in clinical trials, is implanted in a 10-minute procedure under sedation to treat a leak in the ...

The global prosthetic heart valve market is projected to be valued at USD 13,234.9 million by 2023 and is expected to grow ...

They keep your blood flowing in the right direction as your heart beats. Your valves are made of small flaps of tissue called leaflets. When your heart contracts, the leaflets open to allow blood ...

In Nijmegen, the world’s first microscope has been installed that is capable of live imaging of biological processes in such ...

Mary Ann Kozlowski is the longest survivor of an artificial double heart valve replacement, at 49 years and 92 days. She had her surgery in December 1974.