TV presenter and actor Christopher Biggins has revealed that he had a 'pig valve' inserted into his heart and without the ...

There are three main options for valve replacement: mechanical valves, porcine valves and human allograft valves. Mechanical valves are extremely durable, but they cause damage to elements of the ...

The current generation CoreValve is a trileaflet valve made from porcine pericardium in a self-expanding nitinol frame. A multidisciplinary team including both interventional cardiologists and ...