Tissue engineering of heart valves represents a transformative approach to addressing the limitations of conventional prostheses, which are often associated with thrombosis, calcification, and lack of ...

A xenograft bioprosthetic heart valve replaces a damaged valve in your heart. It’s made from tissue sourced from animals such as pigs or cows. Xenograft bioprosthetic heart valves are a treatment ...

Local heart surgeons are reporting early success with a replacement aortic valve made of bovine, or cow, tissue. The valve can last 20 years and doesn't require lifelong anticoagulants, a requirement ...

Surgical bioprosthetic aortic valves made with bioengineered Resilia tissue (Edwards Lifesciences) appear to suffer less structural deterioration over 8 years compared with similar devices made of ...

The cardiac surgery team at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital has become the first in the world to replace an artificial heart valve with a live tissue valve through a partial heart ...

A conversation with Christopher Breuer, MD, director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH. This article was produced for Nationwide Children’s ...

A new type of synthetic heart valve could soon be available to help treat children living with chronic rheumatic heart disease. Researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute and John A. Paulson ...

The heart valves play a vital role in ensuring blood flows correctly through the heart and the rest of the body. If they do not function correctly, a person may require surgery to replace the damaged ...

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There are three types of bicuspid aortic valves — types 0, 1, and 2. Experts classify these types based on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge. A bicuspid aortic valve is a ...