Using aortic valves from a pig—which has a similar heart structure as a human—is the new frontier, Wang says, as the valves can grow along with the patient. But the human body does not take ...

The HII® is made of a porcine aortic valve fixed in glutaraldehyde and mounted on a low-profile stent comprised of an acetyl homopolymer (Delrin®). This bioprosthesis has a comparatively lower ...

Transscatheter aortic valve replacement is a novel way to replace ... The current generation CoreValve is a trileaflet valve made from porcine pericardium in a self-expanding nitinol frame.

While narrowing of either the aortic or mitral valve typically requires valve replacement (with a manufactured “mechanical” valve, or with a tissue valve which typically comes from a cow or pig), ...

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...