Since the approval of the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device in 2011, more than 276,000 patients have undergone
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New polymer heart valve implanted in first patient
Caltech researchers have helped to design a new generation of heart valves that are longer-lasting, cost less to manufacture, and
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New research addresses incidence of atrial fibrillation after aortic valve replacement
Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Minnesota have published findings that conclude a substantial
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Defects in heart valve cilia during fetal development cause mitral valve prolapse
Genetic variation in heart valve cells of the developing fetus create the blueprint for the later development of mitral valve
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Former diving champ nearly missed signs of heart valve disease
Len Rapkins can barely remember a time when he wasn’t fit. As a teen growing up in Great Britain, he
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AHA: Former Diving Champ Nearly Missed Signs of Heart Valve Disease
TUESDAY, July 3, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Len Rapkins can barely remember a time when he wasn’t fit. As
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