Edwards Lifesciences EW announced that the FDA approved its SAPIEN M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement system, making it the first minimally invasive, catheter-based treatment that uses a ...

For high-risk patients with heart complications, open-heart surgery isn’t always the safest option. Now, doctors at Tucson Medical Center are working to provide effective, and less invasive, ...

Valve replacement and repair are the only methods of managing severe valvular heart disease, but both often require repeated surgeries that are expensive, disruptive, and life-threatening. Most ...

Heart valves keep blood flowing in the right direction between the heart's four chambers. Mechanical valves last longer than bioprosthetic valves but require lifelong blood thinners. Most of the time, ...

Artificial heart valves are strong and last longer but require lifelong use of blood thinners. Biological heart valves do not usually require blood thinners but wear out over time. Hybrid heart valves ...

Abstract: This recommended practice is limited to maintenance, test schedules and testing procedures that can be used to optimize the life and performance of valve regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries ...