Heart Valve Surgery

This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Heart Valve Surgery but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.

News: Heart Valve Surgery

Oldest patients fare well after heart valve surgery   -  Feb 26, 2008
By Anne Harding. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Age shouldn't be a disqualifying factor for patients who need surgery to replace a major valve in the heart, ... Reuters India

Dame Elizabeth Taylor preparing for heart valve surgery   -  Oct 7, 2009
Dame Elizabeth Taylor is to undergo surgery to repair a leaky heart valve, the veteran actress announced via Twitter. The 77-year-old called on supporters ... WalesOnline

Barbara Bush & Robin Williams: Aortic Heart Valve Surgery   -  Mar 7, 2009
...by Jim Brogan. It seems comedian Robin Williams and former first lady Barbara Bush have something in common - their heart valves. ... postchronicle.com

Heart Valve Surgery - Surgery Procedures & Risks - NY Times Health …   -  May 15, 2008
The valves control the direction of blood flow through your heart. The opening and closing of the heart valves produce the sound of the heartbeat. ... New York Times

Congressman recovering after heart valve surgery   -  Mar 23, 2005
U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) underwent heart surgery Tuesday to replace a defective mitral valve that did not close completely, allowing blood to flow ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver

GARAMENDI UNDERGOING HEART VALVE SURGERY   -  Apr 4, 2006
State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi was to undergo surgery Monday to repair a heart valve after he experienced discomfort while working at his ... $3.50 - Press Telegram - NewsBank

… New York Times > Health > Slide Show > Heart Valve Surgery > Slide...   -  Aug 1, 2007
Valves may be repaired or replaced. Replacement heart valves are either natural (biologic) or artificial (mechanical). Natural valves are from human donors ... New York Times

Ontario girl heading home after Alberta heart-valve surgery   -  Aug 13, 2009
By Richard Warnica, Edmonton Journal August 13, 2009. EDMONTON — An Ontario girl who became a cause celebre for disabilities funding in that province was ... Ottawa Citizen

Small incisions make heart valve surgery safer .   -  Sep 12, 2007
Heart valve surgery using only two tiny openings significantly reduces the risk of death for people who have had previous cardiac surgery, Belgian sur geons ... Herald-Journal - Google News Archive

Ontario girl heading home after Alberta heart-valve surgery   -  Oct 22, 2009
EDMONTON — An Ontario girl who became a cause celebre for disabilities funding in that province was released from an Edmonton hospital Thursday after ... Calgary Herald

Heart valve surgery shouldn't affect brain aneurysm   -  Jun 3, 2007
Dear Dr. Donohue: I'm a 62-year-old man with scarred heart valves and an inoperable basilar artery aneurysm in my head. Normal tasks are difficult because ... $2.95 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - NewsBank

Can one risk prediction model be used for both aortic and mitral...   -  Aug 31, 2005
...(2005) Generic, simple risk stratification model for heart valve surgery. ... The number of patients that need heart valve surgery is steadily increasing; ... Nature.com

First Keyhole Heart Valve Surgery Scheduled in Britain   -  Jan 28, 2007
Heart surgeons are getting ready for the first heart valve replacement operation in Britain using key- hole technique. ... MedIndia

Rep. John Larson Undergoes Successful Heart Valve Surgery   -  Aug 4, 2009
...(RTTNews) - House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson underwent successful heart valve replacement surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in ... ForexTV.com

There are alternatives to heart-valve surgery   -  Apr 7, 2008
By Paul G. Donohue MD. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am an 85-year-old man suffering from critical aortic stenosis. I am too old for heart surgery. ... SouthCoastToday.com - SouthCoastToday.com

… Presents: Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery -- Reduces the...   -  Aug 10, 2006
Dr. Joseph Lamelas is widely recognized as one of the most proficient heart surgeons in the nation, performing over 500 adult heart operations a year. ... RedOrbit

Blogger Educates Millions About Heart Valve Surgery   -  Jun 15, 2009
Thanks to the successful and much-publicized surgeries of Robin Williams (actor/comedian), Barbara Bush (former First Lady of the United States) and Aaron ... BigNews.biz - BigNews.biz (press release)

COMMISSIONER RETURNS AFTER HEART VALVE SURGERY   -  Nov 21, 2007
..."I now have a cow valve," [Jess Santamaria] said after returning to his first County Commission meeting Tuesday. "So if I sound like a cow, you know why." ... Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest Archiver

Age No Barrier to Heart Valve Surgery   -  Jul 17, 2006
By Steven Reinberg. MONDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients who have surgery for a leaky mitral heart valve can now regain their normal life ... HealthCentral.com

Prudent Press Agency-Heart Valve Surgery Patients Unite, Launch...   -  Jun 6, 2009
...(Prudent Press Agency)--- Following the successful heart valve operations of Robin Williams and Barbara Bush, the online community at www. ... prudentpressagency.com

Age No Barrier to Heart Valve Surgery   -  Apr 26, 2007
By Steven Reinberg. MONDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients who have surgery for a leaky mitral heart valve can now regain their normal life ... DentalPlans.com

Robotic Heart Valve Surgery prevents opening patients up   -  Jul 14, 2008
By KSPR News. Every year thousands of Americans have operations to repair or replace faulty heart valves. For most of those people, it means open heart ... KSPR

Overview of minimally invasive direct access heart surgery   -  Mar 15, 2005
Conventionally heart valve surgery is performed through the full sternotomy and ... There are few centers in the Europe and USA where heart valve surgery is ... Express Healthcare Management

Heart valve surgery   -  Aug 21, 2006
Reviewed By: John A. Daller, MD, PhD., Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Review provided by VeriMed ... Waco Tribune-Herald - Waco Tribune Herald

Prudent Press Agency-Heart Valve Surgery Patients Unite, Launch...   -  May 19, 2009
...(Prudent Press Agency)--- Los Angeles, Calif. -- Following the successful heart valve operations of Robin Williams and Barbara Bush, the online community at ... prudentpressagency.com

Heart Valve Surgery Is Advanced By New Medtronic Repair Device That …   -  May 19, 2008
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the US launch of the Profile 3D Annuloplasty Ring used by heart surgeons to repair – rather than replace – a ... webwire.com

NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - Advances in Heart Surgery …   -  Feb 19, 2007
During traditional heart valve surgery, a surgeon will make an incision down the center of ... What Happens During Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery? ... NewsChannel5.com

Guard troops help Iraqi boy get heart-valve surgery in Mich.   -  May 9, 2008
By Beth Boehne. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A 7-year-old Iraqi boy born with a heart defect that left him too weak to walk more than a few steps at a time is ... WSBT-TV

Heart Center first.(new kind of heart valve surgery)(Brief Article)   -  Mar 28, 2005
A Des Moines patient was the first person in an eight-state region to receive a new kind of heart valve this month through a surgery performed by the Iowa ... $4.95 - Business Record - ECNext

Prudent Press Agency-Baby Boomers Might Avoid Open Heart Surgery - …   -  Jun 19, 2009
...“I speak with thousands of heart valve surgery patients each year,� notes Pick, ... Adam Pick is a double heart valve surgery patient and author of The ... prudentpressagency.com

Michael Baker CEO has heart valve surgery   -  Nov 30, 2007
By staff and wire reports Friday, November 30, 2007. Michael Baker Corp. Chairman and interim CEO Richard L. Shaw, 80, has undergone successful heart valve ... pittsburghlive.com

For first time in Israel, heart valves replaced using catheter   -  Jul 30, 2008
The minimally invasive heart valve surgery, first introduced abroad a few years ago and today available only in a few medical centers around the world, ... Jerusalem Post

Blogger Transforms Heart Surgery Into Inspiration   -  Jul 17, 2009
Three years after its launch, Adam's Heart Valve Surgery Blog has become one of the ... In his blog and book, The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, ... PR.com - PR.com (press release)

Reynolds undergoes heart valve surgery .   -  Jun 7, 2007
Oskaloosa native James Reynolds of the soap opera days of Our Lives," underwent heart valve replacement surgery May 25 and is doing "very well," reports his ... Oskaloosa Independent - Google News Archive

The antiphospholipid syndrome and heart valve surgery   -  Aug 8, 2007
...a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom. Received 8 August 2007; received in revised form ... European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic...

For first time in Israel, heart valves replaced using catheter rather...   -  Jul 31, 2008
The minimally invasive heart valve surgery, first introduced abroad a few years ago and today available only in a few medical centers around the world, ... Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam Research

Older, active, and opting for heart surgery   -  Feb 10, 2007
But from 1997 to 2004, federal figures show, heart valve surgery in ... For example, nearly 90000 US patients underwent heart valve surgery in 2004, ... Boston Globe

Mitral Regurgitation - A proper reference guide to cure your heart is...   -  Nov 19, 2008
A “complete patient's guide� to heart valve surgery has launched its new edition for those who has had heart valve surgery. This patient guide has been read ... BigNews.biz - BigNews.biz (press release)

Heart valve transplant through leg quicker and benefits high risk...   -  Mar 15, 2005
...performed in a cardiac catheterization lab without having to open the patient's chest and stop his heart, as in traditional open-heart valve surgery. ... News-Medical.net

Comparing area hospitals' heart surgeries   -  Sep 18, 2008
Still, 13 percent of bypass patients - and nearly one in five receiving heart-valve surgery - needed to return to the hospital for care within 30 days. ... $2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBank

California; FDA OKs Heart Valve Repair Test   -  Jan 28, 2005
Edwards said it would conduct an initial feasibility study of 20 patients at high risk for conventional heart valve surgery. ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

Article: Neither side vulnerableNO ... - The Washington Post |...   -  Feb 13, 2006
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Construction dust likely caused hospital infections   -  Dec 7, 2005
Both patients had heart-valve surgery in March, 16 days apart, St. Joseph's officials said. Construction was going on during much of March on rooms adjacent ... $2.95 - Rocky Mountain News - NewsBank

New ACC/AHA guidelines released for valvular heart disease   -  Jun 16, 2006
Further clarification of the use of blood thinners in patients who have undergone heart valve surgery. An update on preventive medical treatment for some ... eurekalert.org

Heart, immune experts to get top US medical awards   -  Sep 16, 2007
...who is French, and Starr, an American, will receive the award for clinical medical research in recognition of their advances in heart valve surgery. ... Reuters India

OR-Live.com Presents: Early Intervention in the Treatment of Mitral...   -  Dec 10, 2008
During traditional heart valve surgery, a surgeon will make an incision down ... There are two types of heart valve surgery: valve repair surgery and valve ... marketwire.com

Article: Both sides vulnerableNORT ... - The Washington Post |...   -  Nov 3, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: 'Continuous treatment' trumped 'limitations' defense. -...   -  Sep 1, 2006
Article: Heart Valve Surgery Patients Unite, Launch Online ... PRWeb; May 19, 2009 ; 700+ words ... ... valve repair surgery can search ... also provides ... Pay-Per-View - Medical Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research

Heart valve patients in Nottingham recalled after three deaths   -  Jul 23, 2009
Nearly 100 patients who underwent heart valve surgery at a leading cardiac hospital have been called back for tests after three people died from an ... Telegraph.co.uk

USM Sets Up Fund To Help Poor Heart Patients   -  Jun 11, 2008
Meanwhile, a cardiothoracic patient, Roziatila Ismail, 21, said the fund would enable her to shorten her wait for heart valve surgery as she could not ... Bernama - Bernama

Article: NS vulnerableNORTH (D) ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam ...   -  Oct 31, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Fifth Nottingham heart surgery patient dies   -  Feb 2, 2010
A fifth patient has died from an infection after undergoing heart valve surgery at Nottingham City Hospital, it has been revealed. ... BBC News

Article: Both sides vulnerableNORT ... - The Washington Post |...   -  Jan 20, 2006
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: NS vulnerableNORTH {sp ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam ...   -  Jun 19, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Heart, immune experts to get top US medical awards   -  Sep 15, 2007
...who is French, and Starr, an American, will receive the award for clinical medical research in recognition of their advances in heart valve surgery. ... Reuters UK

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  May 11, 2006
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: NS vulnerableNORTH {sp ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam ...   -  Nov 30, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Heart valve operations are halted   -  Oct 21, 2009
Twelve people became ill after having heart valve surgery at Nottingham City Hospital earlier this year. An investigation has found all of the cases were ... BBC News

Live Surgery: US News & World Report   -  Jan 26, 2010
Dr. A. Marc Gillinov of the Cleveland Clinic, an expert in minimally invasive and robotically assisted heart valve surgery ... U.S. News & World Report

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Sep 12, 2006
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Cholesterol Study Sinks Drug Makers' Stocks   -  Jul 22, 2008
...by Jim Zarroli. A study released Monday of adults with heart disease found no evidence that using cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia lowers heart-valve ... NPR

Gilbert Novotny: stockyards president; pioneering heart surgery...   -  Oct 23, 2009
Mr. Novotny had been in otherwise excellent health before heart valve surgery nearly four decades ago. Then he had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic, ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Article: Bridge - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research - FREE trial   -  Jan 12, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

HEALING FOR THE HEART   -  Sep 15, 2008
Jackie Kraut had heart-valve surgery Aug. 25, but she didn't join the zipper club. For decades, open-heart surgery patients could be spotted by the telltale ... $2.95 - Erie Times-News - NewsBank

Article: GATHERINGS; "YOUNG AT HEART"; How sweet the sound.( …   -  May 31, 2006
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Star Tribune - HighBeam Research

Article: NS vulnerableNORTH {sp ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam ...   -  Aug 14, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Patients Select Ross Procedure To Treat Aortic Valve Disease   -  Jul 8, 2009
Other leading Ross Procedure surgeons that have received patient and caregiver testimonials at Adam's Heart Valve Surgery Blog ... BigNews.biz - BigNews.biz (press release)

Imaging drives latest update of valve disease guidelines   -  Jun 20, 2006
...*Further clarification of the use of blood thinners in patients who have undergone heart valve surgery. *An update on preventive medical treatment for some ... Free with registration - Medical Device Week - AccessMyLibrary.com

Article: Both sides vulnerable ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam …   -  Jul 8, 2007
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: EW vulnerableNORTH {sp ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam ...   -  Sep 4, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: 'Young@Heart': Long Live Rock! - The Washington Post | …   -  Apr 18, 2008
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Dance me to the end of love   -  Jan 14, 2010
By Rona Segal. In the modest offices of the Panov Ballet Theater in Ashdod, the phone rings. The caller, a woman who clearly hasn't heard about the tragedy, ... Ha'aretz

First in world to repair congenital defect, enlarge blood flow path...   -  Jul 8, 2009
In August 2007, Gerdisch, who specializes in complex heart valve surgery, ... Referring physicians wanting to learn more about heart valve surgery and Dr. ... HealthNewsDigest.com

Article: Fed: 92-year-old gets heart valve without surgery - AAP...   -  Aug 22, 2008
Article: Heart Valve Surgery Patients Unite, Launch Online ... ... Heart-Valve-Surgery.com has launched a unique ... patients and their caregivers locate ... Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam Research

Article: Both sides vulnerable NOR ... - The Washington Post |...   -  Feb 27, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Burton v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Division of American Home...   -  Apr 9, 2007
Accordingly, the motion to exclude testimony that Burton's heart valve condition will progress or that she will need heart valve surgery in the future is ... $2.95 - U.S. District Court, Northern District... - VersusLaw

JP Morgan cuts Edwards Lifesciences to underweight   -  Aug 7, 2008
...which is evaluating the Sapien valve in patients who are considered at high risk or inoperable for conventional open-heart valve surgery. ... Reuters India

Article: Bridge - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research - FREE trial   -  Sep 16, 2008
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: NS vulnerableNORTH {sp ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam ...   -  Dec 19, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: EW vulnerableNORTH (D) ... - The Washington Post | HighBeam ...   -  May 29, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: NS vulnerable NORTH {spa ... - The Washington Post |...   -  Sep 18, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Nov 18, 2008
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Aug 22, 2009
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Jan 31, 2009
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Mar 19, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Sep 1, 2009
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Oct 30, 2008
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Mar 28, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: Bridge - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research - FREE trial   -  Jun 19, 2008
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Bridge | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research   -  Mar 5, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery The Washington Post; January 13, ... People who are in ... especially if they have heart valve surgery before their hearts ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

The $22 Billion Gold Rush - Forbes.com   -  Apr 10, 2006
This number clearly was out of whack: By February 2005, in the eight years since Redux was recalled, only 1205 patients had heart-valve surgery; surely the ... Forbes

Aortic Stenosis Surgery To Transform By 2015   -  Jan 12, 2009
..."I had a full sternotomy to correct my aortic stenosis," notes Adam Pick, former patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

YOU Docs: Cardiac rehab best way to protect your heart   -  Jan 29, 2010
By Michael Roizen, MD, and Mehmet Oz, MD. If you're among of the more than 1.2 million people in the US and Canada who have had a heart attack in the past ... Pioneer Press

A less-open heart surgery - The new valve is placed via a small cut,...   -  Oct 24, 2008
Ralph Miller's heart is failing. Without a new aortic valve, the 70-year-old retired railroad worker from Chester County will likely die within two years. ... $2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBank

Medtronic To Takeover Two Heart-Valve Makers for $1.03 Billion   -  Feb 23, 2009
Under the present standard of care for patients with aortic stenosis is open-heart valve surgery. But many patients are ineligible for surgery because of ... AHN

Science takes case for animal research to the people   -  Nov 4, 2009
Senior scientist Matt Lahti, center, prepared a sheep for a heart valve surgery at the Variety Cardiovascular Research Center on the U of M campus. ... Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Edwards gets conditional FDA nod for revised heart product trial   -  Jan 29, 2008
...it received conditional approval from US health regulators for revised design of a key trial testing the company's product in open-heart valve surgery. ... Reuters UK

Ochsner Replaces Heart Valve Without Open Heart Surgery   -  Aug 27, 2009
Patients who are considered high-risk or non-operable for conventional open heart valve surgery now have a potential new research option available ... RedOrbit

Press Release: Edwards Announces Launch of New GeoForm Mitral …   -  Sep 26, 2005
Article: Heart Valve Surgery is Advanced by New Medtronic ... Business Wire; May 19, 2008 ; 700+ words ... ... the repaired heart valve," said Michael ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire Europe - HighBeam Research

Heart Valve Replacement   -  Jan 25, 2007
With traditional heart valve surgery, a large incision will be made in the midline of your chest, and your breastbone will be sawn in half to expose your ... Intelihealth.com



Background information on Heart Valve Surgery [When available]

Aortic valve replacement is a surgical procedure in which a patient's aortic valve is replaced by a different valve. The aortic valve can be affected by a range of diseases and require aortic valve replacement. The valve can either become leaky (regurgitant or insufficient) or stuck partially shut (stenotic). Aortic valve replacement currently requires open heart surgery. Research is being done now on to develop valves that can be implanted using a catheter without open heart surgery.

Background information on

Search the web for more resources on Heart Valve Surgery



Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines


The Cancer News Network


Disclaimer:

Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded.

The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. Use of information on this site does not create or constitute any kind of agreement or contract between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this site.

Many links on cancernewsnetwork.org lead to other sites. cancernewsnetwork.org does not sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of the materials appearing in such sites. Nor is CancerNewsNetwork.org responsible for dead or misdirected links.

IF YOU NEED A LINK OR TEXT REMOVED FROM THIS PAGE PLEASE CONTACT cancernewsnetwork (at) live.com.
We will do our best to accommodate your request.



COPYRIGHT 2009 CANCERNEWSNETWORK | Privacy | Privacy