Off-label use of the Sapien and Sapien XT valves represents a “viable and durable option” for restoring pulmonary valve function in patients with right-ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) disorders, ...

RAPID advances in surgery have made an understanding of the significance of any potentially correctable valvular defect as important as the ability to establish an exact diagnosis. As an isolated ...

Two new studies presented April 27, 2015, at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, highlight prognostic markers that may enhance conventional risk assessment of ...

Pulmonary valve stenosis can be both congenital (present at birth) or something adults develop later on in life. It can range in severity from mild to severe cases. Often, a person may not know they ...

Researchers have found a way to take a pediatric patient’s skin cells, reprogram the skin cells to function as heart valvular cells, and then use the cells as part of a tissue-engineered pulmonary ...