A trend toward higher mortality in women with PPM who received a self-expanding valves deserves more scrutiny, though.

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

What do your gums have to do with your heart? More than you might think. Chronic gum disease can lead to inflammation that ...

Gum disease and oral infections can trigger inflammation, allow harmful bacteria into the bloodstream, and, in severe cases, ...

Edwards’ SAPIEN 3 platform becomes the first TAVR system approved by the FDA for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis patients ...

Registry study of 600-plus pregnancies represents the largest cohort of pregnant women with a prosthetic heart valve. However scant, the available data on pregnant women with prosthetic valves did ...

However scant, the available data on pregnant women with prosthetic valves did suggest worse outcomes with mechanical ...

New data finds women 8% more likely to experience major complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) ...

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 ...

LuX-Valve has a trileaflet prosthetic stent valve design, two graspers for the anterior leaflet, and a tongue-shaped anchor intended for the interventricular septum. The global flurry of ...