Researchers have created a novel 3D printing workflow that allows cardiologists to evaluate how different valve sizes will interact with each patient's unique anatomy, before the medical procedure is ...

3D printing has opened up a whole new world of possibilities when it comes to medical implants, allowing surgeons to equip patients with bespoke devices tailored to perfectly fit their unique anatomy, ...

An estimated 1.6 million Americans suffer moderate to severe leakage through their tricuspid valves, which are complex structures that allow blood to flow from the heart's upper right chamber to the ...

When a patient needs a replacement heart valve, they frequently get a CT scan, which takes a series of X ray images of the heart to create a 3D reconstruction of its internal anatomy. While the outer ...

A leaky heart valve means blood isn’t moving correctly through one of the heart’s four valves. This can cause complications like heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure. But treatment is usually ...

A patient-specific strategy focused on device positioning during TAVR procedures with a repositionable, self-expandable transcatheter heart valve (Evolut R/PRO; Medtronic) leads to significant ...

Heart valve disease has no effective long-term treatment, and people who suffer from it have to endure repeated, invasive surgeries throughout their lives to survive. Researchers at Georgia Tech and ...

Artificial intelligence combines ultrasound and X-ray images to give physicians a real-time 3D view of the repair device ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in failing transcatheter valves may not be feasible in ...

TUCSON –Tucson Medical Center is among the first 10 hospitals in the nation to offer advanced heart-valve technology to treat aortic valve disease. Boston Scientific choose TMC to offer the LOTUS Edge ...

More than one in eight people aged 75 and older in the United States develop moderate-to-severe blockage of the aortic valve in their hearts, usually caused by calcified deposits that build up on the ...

More than one in eight people aged 75 and older in the United States develop moderate-to-severe blockage of the aortic valve in their hearts, usually caused by calcified deposits that build up on the ...