LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for people until age 60, after which a tissue valve may start to have an advantage ...

"The decision between a bioprosthetic and a mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic ...

The artificial valve might be mechanical (made of man-made substances). Others are made out of animal tissue, often from a pig. Aortic valve replacement gives you a new aortic heart valve. The new ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is valve replacement without open ... and promptly connected to a mechanical ventilator (a machine that will help you breathe during the procedure).

FDA approved the Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) platform for treatment of severe aortic stenosis ...

The agency’s decision for the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 platform is based on groundbreaking results from EARLY TAVR.

Edwards Lifesciences announced the FDA approved its transcatheter aortic valve replacement platform for treatment of severe ...

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) received FDA approval for its Sapien 3 TAVR for severe aortic stenosis (AS) without symptoms.

In more serious cases, aortic valve replacement may be the best option. This can be done with traditional, open-heart surgery or with a relatively newer procedure known as transcatheter aortic ...

Transscatheter aortic valve replacement is a novel way to replace a diseased aortic valve without a median sternotomy. The first human TAVR was performed by Dr. Cribier in 2002. [33] There have ...

The 8-year data may hold value for TAVI—the newest Sapien valve uses the same tissue—but many other variables differ.

Aortic stenosis occurs when the orifice of the aortic valve is significantly reduced due to the failure of the aortic valve leaflets to open fully during systole. This causes an effective increase ...