The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

Further, Dearani stressed the importance of the heart team in helping patients make balanced decisions that factor in both short- and long-term goals and needs. “This general shift towards ...

Cell-Based Therapy Improves Outcomes in a Pig Model of Heart Attacks Jan. 7, 2025 — In a large-animal model study, researchers have found that heart attack recovery is aided by injection of ...

Our editors also may be in touch with follow-up questions. An elevated heart rate as a result of physical activity, such as going for a run, is common, but what should your heart rate look like at ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Alabama woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ ...

Towana Looney, who received a pig kidney transplant in November 2024, goes over notes about her recovery with Dr. Jeffrey Stern at NYU Langone Health in New York, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

“This is a remarkable step forward in how we approach patients who may not be ideal candidates for surgery because of severely leaky tricuspid valves,” said Dr. Bethea. “They are often complicated by ...

Heart disease is a term used to describe a constellation of conditions that can affect the heart and/or its valves, vessels, structure, electrical system, or coronary arteries. Though each disease ...

Heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump as well as it should. This may happen when the heart muscle becomes weak or stiff. As a result, it doesn’t deliver enough blood to ...

A watershed moment in medical history occurred on Saturday, Jan. 25, as an Alabama woman became the longest-living pig organ recipient ever. Towana Looney is reportedly healthy and living a normal ...

In January, all series experienced production cuts to varying degrees. In February, production is expected to decline, down 1.30% MoM [SMM Data].