The bioprosthetic valve, those are only good for about 10 years" - meaning potentially many more heart surgeries in her future.

Cardiac xenotransplantation technology provides materials for improved bioprosthetic heart valves. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 141 (1):269-75, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.064. PMID: 21168032 Lila ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have successfully performed preclinical laboratory testing of a ...

I am 76 and I've had a new valve put into my heart. A pigs valve. My pig's heart is fantastic. You can either have a plastic one or a pig's one and I went for the pig's one.

Beyond the heart, the team believes the DECIPHER method could be applied to study aging and disease in other organs as well, due to the major role of the ECM in cell function across all our tissues.

David Bennett, left, and his son, David Jr., pose for a photo Jan. 12, 2022, five days after doctors transplanted a pig heart into Bennett Sr., in a last-ditch effort to save his life.

Heart transplant patients report new preferences, memories, and personality traits that match their donors. Xenografts use genetically modified pig organs to address the critical shortage of human ...

To address this challenge, we have developed the IRIS Valve, a growth‐accommodating transcatheter pulmonary heart valve inspired by origami targeting implantation in at least 8 kg children. The valve ...

Chinese researchers are preparing the details for the publication of another scientific milestone, the creation of a chimera with a human heart and a kidney developed from human stem cells in pig ...