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Breakthrough is a game changer in heart valve technology

Science Daily - Heart Disease

When a patient needs a new heart valve, the current mechanical and tissue replacements each have strengths and weaknesses. Now, a team of researchers believe they have found a way to harness the strengths of both technologies in a way that could be life-changing -- and life-saving -- for many.

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New replacement heart valve combines mechanical and tissue technologies

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

When a patient needs a new heart valve, the current mechanical and tissue replacements each have strengths and weaknesses. Now, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers believe they have found a way to harness the strengths of both technologies in a way that could be life-changing—and life-saving—for many.

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Heart-Valve-Surgery.Com and Medtronic Launch Novel "Aortic Stenosis Patient Activation Platform" to Empower Patients

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According to Dr. Kendra Grubb , Surgical Director of the Emory Structural Heart & Valve Center , approximately 40%† of patients with aortic stenosis in the United States do not get treatment because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed or ignored2. To explore the TAVR Heart Team Finder, please click here.

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Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Performs Landmark Heart Valve Surgery

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Michael Rinaldi , an interventional cardiologist and the medical director of the structural heart program at Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. "We We have been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to bring this innovative technology to our community. The recent approval of the tricuspid clip device by the U.S.

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Abbott Announces FDA Approval of First-of-its-kind Device to Repair Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve, TriClip

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its TriClip, a first-of-its-kind device to repair leaky tricuspid heart valve, for which more than 1.6 The imaging sub-study was a novel assessment of the right side of the heart using cardiac CT and MRI before and after a tricuspid repair procedure. Abbott has announced U.S

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Laguna Tech USA Announces Site Record Number of Transcatheter Heart Valves Implanted at Single Center on Same Day in First-in-Human Clinical Trial

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I look forward to the continued development of the ZETA device to explore the potential of this breakthrough technology to treat more patients with aortic regurgitation with unmet needs.” For more information: [link] If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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Heart-Valve-Surgery.Com, Medtronic Launch Novel 'Aortic Stenosis Patient Activation Platform' to Empower Patients

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According to Dr. Kendra Grubb , Surgical Director of the Emory Structural Heart & Valve Center , approximately 40%† of patients with aortic stenosis in the United States do not get treatment because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed or ignored2. To explore the TAVR Heart Team Finder, please click here.