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Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Named President of the Heart Valve Society

DAIC

Griepp , MD Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , was named as the new President of the Heart Valve Society ( HVS ) at the 2024 HVS Annual Meeting on Wednesday, February 21, in Boston.

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Edwards Lifesciences Expands Structural Heart Portfolio With Acquisitions of JenaValve and Endotronix

DAIC

mtaschetta-millane Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:02 July 29, 2024 — Edwards Lifesciences announced investments that reflect the company’s deep commitment to advancing patient care through structural heart innovation, addressing large unmet patient needs and supporting sustainable long-term growth.

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Autus Valve | The expandable artificial heart valve

Wellnest

In such scenarios, cardiologists’ primary form of treatment for children with coronary heart disease is a heart valve implant. Unfortunately, the traditional pulmonary valves have a fixed diameter that can’t match the size of the child’s heart over time.

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Optimizing percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation with patient-specific 3D-printed pulmonary artery models and hemodynamic assessment

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has emerged as a less invasive alternative for treating severe pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair in patients with a native right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT).

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Latest Medical News: Partial Heart Transplant of an Infant

Wellnest

In a remarkable leap forward for pediatric cardiac care, a groundbreaking partial heart transplant procedure has emerged as a beacon of hope for infants facing severe congenital heart conditions. This unique case presented an opportunity to utilize the heart after cardiac death through standard surgical techniques.