UBCO’s Dr. Hadi Mohammadi holds his latest innovation—a manufactured heart valve that combines the best of both tissue and mechanical technologies—that may eventually out-perform current valves.

If a valve, such as the aortic or mitral valve, is diseased or faulty, it may require repair or, sometimes, replacement if repair is not an option or fails.Open-heart surgery is the traditional way of ...

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. engages in the patient-focused medical innovations for heart disease and critical care monitoring. Its products are categorized ...

"We have produced a new mechanical heart valve that combines the best of both worlds - offering the performance of tissue valves with the long-lasting durability of mechanical valves.

Tissue Engineered Heart Valve (TEHV): A bioengineered valve replacement designed to mimic the structure and function of native heart valves, with the potential for growth, ...

How a Y chromosome gene may shape the course of heart valve disease Date: March 20, 2025 Source: University of California - San Diego Summary: Researchers have shed new light on how a type of ...

Children born with diseased heart valves must undergo surgery to repair or replace the damaged tissues. Although tissue engineering holds much promise in the long-term treatment of these pediatric ...