A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, has identified early hemodynamic valve deterioration (HVD) in more than 6% of patients just one year after undergoing transcatheter aortic ...

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Heart valve function requires a highly organized ECM (extracellular matrix) network that provides the necessary biomechanical properties needed to withstand pressure changes during each cardiac cycle.

Abstract: This research aims to analyze the performance of a DC motor-based motorized valve system that integrates a rotary encoder sensor and a full-state feedback controller. A DC motor is used as a ...

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China. 2. Causes and Classification of Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) 2.1. Causes of Bicuspid Aortic Valve ...

The Duo tricuspid valve repair device. [Image courtesy of CroíValve] CroíValve today announced favorable patient outcomes in a first-in-human clinical trial of its Duo tricuspid coaptation valve ...

The valves in your heart keep the blood flowing in only one direction. When a heart valve isn’t working, the blood flows in the wrong direction, making your heart work harder and reducing blood flow ...