Biology is like magic ... and fatty tissue - were found in the correct locations, mimicking a natural heart valve. Unlike previous attempts, this project, led by Heart Biotech at Harefield ...

As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

The titanium device’s underlying principles were first envisioned in 2001 by a biomedical engineer named Daniel Timms. Timms, ...

Ben McCullough met the 25 Edwards Lifesciences technicians who spent 20 hours hand-sewing 2,000 stitches to make a valve device implanted in his heart.

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females.

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital recently made history performing the first pediatric partial heart transplant in ...

Mechanical heart valves have improved long-term survival benefit over biological valves for patients aged 50-70 years, new ...