Similar to testing a car, a team of researchers at UBC Okanagan has been test-driving a number of mechanical heart valves (MHV)—and the one designed in their own lab appears to outperform the others.

Although many patients requiring long term anti-thrombotic therapy now can be treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), vitamin K antagonists, such as warfarin, remain the only treatment option ...

Abstract: An artificial heart system is clinically used for the blood circulation of the heart failure patient. The power of it is supplied via a drive line from the outside of the body. In order to ...

For this reason researchers are looking for alternatives. For the heart, which is essentially a pump, mechanical hearts have been in development for years but the technology is very challenging as ...

However, emerging research on artificial sugar heart health risks is giving me serious pause about those seemingly innocent swaps. Once I was diagnosed and began treatment for diabetes, Diet Coke was ...

Is your heart aging too fast? MRI technology reveals unhealthy lifestyles add decades Date: May 1, 2025 Source: University of East Anglia Summary: Researchers have developed a revolutionary new ...

Every second counts when it comes to detecting and treating heart attacks. A new technology may be able to identify heart attacks faster and more accurately than traditional methods. Every second ...

“Similar to a starfish, our device has five arms, each equipped with sensors that simultaneously capture both electrical and mechanical heart activity. Most current devices focus on capturing only one ...