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Patients Who Received Ross Procedure Demonstrate Excellent Survival Rates after 20 Years

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

Dr. Shettys team followed 252 patients who underwent the Ross procedure, a heart valve replacement operation commonly used to treat younger patients with severe aortic valve disease. The Societys mission is to improve the lives of patients with cardiothoracic diseases.

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ICHOM Develops First Standardized Dataset For Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease

American College of Cardiology

A unique international task force, comprised of representatives from cardiology and cardiothoracic societies as well as patient representatives, has developed the first standardized set of measures for heart valve disease (HVD).

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Taskforce Develops New Standards to Monitor Adults with Heart Valve Disease

DAIC

Highlights include: Due to the aging population and improvement in diagnostic strategies, the prevalence of heart valve disease is expected to double by 2040 and triple by 2060.As As a result, it is estimated that the number of patients requiring heart valve interventions will increase significantly in the coming decades.

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Columbia Cardiology Launches New Mitral & Tricuspid Center

DAIC

The Center will bring together specialists from across Columbia, combining unmatched procedural skill, world-class imaging, and clinical care from leading experts in heart failure management, cardiothoracic surgery, robotic surgery, and interventional cardiology.

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Medtronic Launches the Avalus Ultra Valve Engineered for Ease of Use at Implant and Lifetime Patient Management

DAIC

3 Based on internal test report D00997823, Avalus Ultra Full Valve Stiffness Design Verification Report. 4 Based on internal test report D00998399, Design Characterization Report: External Sewing Ring Diameter, Valve Housing External Diameter, and Inflow Orifice Diameter of Avalus Ultra. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.

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Medtronic Launches the Avalus Ultra Valve Engineered for Ease of Use at Implant and Lifetime Patient Management

DAIC

3 Based on internal test report D00997823, Avalus Ultra Full Valve Stiffness Design Verification Report. 4 Based on internal test report D00998399, Design Characterization Report: External Sewing Ring Diameter, Valve Housing External Diameter, and Inflow Orifice Diameter of Avalus Ultra. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.

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Henry Ford Health Heart Failure Patient First in Michigan to Receive Breakthrough Device

DAIC

Image courtesy of Henry Ford Health milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:07 February 21, 2024 — An 80-year-old woman from Frankenmuth, Michigan is the first Henry Ford Health structural heart disease patient—and the first ever in Michigan—to receive a new transcatheter heart valve device for treating severe tricuspid regurgitation.