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.

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, ...

On this tissue-like surface, they saw the same sex-based differences observed in actual valve tissue—female cells transformed into myofibroblasts, while male cells continued down the path to ...

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 ...