The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from ...

2006;9(10):691-696. The following sections present information about the most commonly implanted (contemporary) mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valves. The intent is to familiarize the reader ...

Bradycardia refers to a resting heart rate that is slower than usual. A heart rate of fewer than 60 beats per minute (bpm) may indicate an underlying health issue, but this is not always the case.

Alpha-gal syndrome is usually thought of as red meat allergy, but the tick-caused ailment can also spur allergies to mammalian-derived ingredients like gelatin.

In addition to regular exercise and not smoking, diet is one of the best ways to protect your heart. That’s because inflammation, blood pressure, cholesterol, and other heart disease risk ...

Two favorite New York mini-chains — Los Tacos No. 1 and Apollo Bagels — are going to be opening locations in Manhattan’s Financial District. Los Tacos will be bringing its Mexican tacos like ...

Double and triple VHD were thus defined as the presence of moderate or greater lesions on any 2 or all 3 native heart valves of interest, respectively. Any VHD considered patients with a stenotic or ...

Acclaimed heart surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub is spearheading a revolutionary new project in the UK that will soon allow patients to be given new heart valves that naturally grow inside their ...

Renowned heart surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in cardiac care: a “living valve” that grows naturally within a patient’s body. Sir Magdi Yacoub, reflecting ...

Importing cattle, pigs and sheep into Great Britain from Germany has been banned to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease. The ban is in response to a case of the disease being confirmed in ...

King of Hearts Sir Magdi Yacoub has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in heart valve transplantation, valves that grow naturally in the body, integrating tissue engineering and stem cell ...