The mouth is often described as a window to overall health – and for good reason. A growing body of research reveals a ...

Prosthetic heart valves (PHVs) are used to replace diseased native valves among patients with valvular stenosis, incompetence, or both. This paper reviews a number of contemporary prosthetic heart ...

PREGNANCY in women with prosthetic heart valves carries significant risks, with mechanical valves linked to higher ...

Other rare causes of true mitral stenosis include congenital mitral stenosis, severe mitral annular calcification and prosthetic valve dysfunction. A list of known causes of LV inflow obstruction ...

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as ...

This minimally invasive procedure makes small incisions and inserts a thin, flexible catheter with a prosthetic valve into the heart, providing an alternative to open heart surgery. TAVI for pure ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2006;9(10):691-696. © 2006 1453987 Ontario, Ltd. Cite this: Prosthetic Heart Valves, Part I: Identification and Potential Complications ...