Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to ...

The last two decades have seen an increase in the use of biological over mechanical heart valve replacements. However, while ...

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Georgia Tech researchers 3D print bioresorbable heart valves. Once implanted, the patient-specific valves will be absorbed by ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research has found.