aortic valve replacement

Heart valves implanted without open-heart surgery

harminka — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:21:23 -0600

An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered to patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.

Effective alternative to valve replacement

harminka — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:45:03 -0500

Minimally-invasive aortic valve bypass benefits high-risk elderly patients

Transapical aortic valve implantation

harminka — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:52:50 -0500

Transapical access is based on decades of clinical experience with de-airing the heart, through the tip (apex) of the left ventricle, during routine cardiac surgical interventions.

Clinical trial of nonsurgical intervention for aortic valve stenosis

harminka — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:48:24 -0500

On Nov. 26, 2007, doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute performed the first "transcatheter" minimally invasive replacement of an aortic heart valve in the western United States, using the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve developed by Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

Major discovery in treatment of aortic valve stenosis

harminka — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:27:38 -0500

A team of scientists from the Universitй de Montrйal and the Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre, led by Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, has completed an important study that show how a new type of medication can lead to an improvement in the aortic valve narrowing.

Patients receive heart valve replacements without surgery using high-tech device

harminka — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:23:20 -0500

Interventional cardiologists at Rush University Medical Center now offer a minimally-invasive transcatheter valve replacement procedure for patients with congenital heart disease that doesn’t involve open heart surgery.

Progress in catheter-based aortic valve replacement

harminka — Thu, 10 May 2007 09:46:02 -0500

Twenty years ago, few interventional cardiologists could have imagined that during their professional careers it would be possible to replace a diseased aortic valve using catheter-based techniques, rather than open-chest surgery. Alain Cribier, M.D., was not among the doubters.