One of the primary challenges of percutaneous valve delivery systems is achieving vascular access without excessive vascular complications. Most of the published experiences with these systems have ...

(May 10, 2007—ORLANDO, FL) -- Catheter techniques are expanding into new territory, successfully aiding in the replacement of narrowed, calcified aortic valves in patients too sick to withstand ...

Additionally, several new trials reporting longer-term follow-up on MICS coronary and valve surgery have demonstrated durable results. Emerging literature on the benefits of combining MICS and ...

New aortic valve replacement doesn't require major surgery Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz, a PinnacleHealth heart surgeon, explains a new kind of aortic valve replacement that ...

Three new studies evaluate a rapidly advancing field within interventional cardiology: percutaneous procedures to repair and replace defective heart valves. Percutaneous valve procedures, which are ...

Several advances have been made in interventional cardiology, particularly in the field of valvular heart disease. Among the procedures for which technologies are available, percutaneous replacement ...

The aortic valve in the heart is the valve that governs the flow of blood into a large blood vessel namely the aorta, which supplies blood to various organs of the body. It prevents the blood from ...

Occurrence and Classification of Cerebrovascular Events after Isolated Bioprosthetic Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Competing Risk Analysis of the CAREAVR Study Receive the the latest news, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix, the world's leading developer of medical simulation systems, introduces its new module for the ANGIO Mentor simulator, the Percutaneous Aortic ...

In the field of medicine, and particularly in cardiology, a shift has been made possible from invasive treatment such as surgery, to less-invasive procedures such as interventional catheterization. 1 ...

An 86-year-old female patient developed acute swelling and bulging varicose veins on the right leg. The patient had undergone transfemoral percutaneous aortic valve replacement via a 9-F sheath 2 days ...

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is becoming a reality and brings new hope for a number of patients who cannot currently be treated with traditional surgical techniques. Whereas surgical valve ...