Jonkoping, Sweden - 19 May 2017: Nearly one-quarter of patients with a mechanical heart valve say it disturbs their sleep, according to research presented today at EuroHeartCare 2017.1 "I will never ...

My father is having issues with his aortic valve. He is 53 years old and was told he needs to have a valve replacement. I was reading that there are different types of valves. Can you explain the ...

February 4, 2011 (San Diego, California) — Younger aortic-valve-replacement recipients are more likely to survive another 10 years with a mechanical valve than a bioprosthesis, data from a small ...

Mechanical heart valves are much safer than valves made of animal tissue for patients undergoing valve replacement, especially in younger patients, reveals a new study. The study was done by the ...

Former First Lady Barbara Bush and actor-comedian Robin Williams this month joined the thousands of Americans who have come to need an artificial valve implanted to regulate the blood flow out of the ...

UBCO’s Dr. Hadi Mohammadi holds his latest innovation—a manufactured heart valve that has just been put through its paces—comparing its viability to other valves currenty available to patients. Sort ...