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Man returns as Santa, delivers toys to sick kids after undergoing life-saving heart procedure
17 Dec 2025 23:50 GMT
… procedure called TAVR, or transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The procedure was all … through his groin, with an artificial valve threaded to the aorta in … them smile really does my heart well," Burke said.
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Effective Bridge Using LVAD in Aortic Valve Patient
19 Nov 2025 03:28 GMT
… choice as patients with mechanical heart valves require careful considerations in terms … cardiac interventionsJournal of Artificial Organs case studyLVAD in aortic valve surgerymechanical heart valve managementmultidisciplinary cardiac …
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Complex heart surgery saves 49-year-old woman with collapsed aorta in Hyderabad
28 Nov 2025 18:58 GMT
… her heart. Surgeons removed the swollen aorta and damaged valve, … old woman, whose major heart artery was dangerously swollen, … leaking backward into the heart, causing extreme pressure on … the damaged aortic valve, replacing them with an artificial aorta and …
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Tale of a Good Heart: The Secret to Patient Healing Therapy
22 Nov 2025 21:58 GMT
… and a pig valve replaced a defective valve.
It was only … a surgeon and schedule a valve replacement immediately.” Yikes!
I … to pick what kind of valve I would have inserted. … and artificial heart implantation.
He was founding director (Emeritus) of the Aortic …
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Urgent plea for heart donation as Hong Kong teacher, 44, fights for life
20 Nov 2025 16:45 GMT
… Tei and underwent surgery for aortic valve replacement.
Yu, who has … 15 years, developed severe heart failure after surgery and … artificial lung support.
The authority said he urgently needed a heart … locally for a suitable heart, the authority will also …
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How 3-D imaging is transforming complex heart surgery
13 Nov 2025 04:20 GMT
… the right size of artificial graft or synthetic … When doctors treat abdominal aortic aneurysms using stent grafts … aortic valve implantation, or TAVI — a new procedure that replaces a damaged heart valve … the perfectly sized valve and predicting any …
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Echo IQ Highlights Market Potential for EchoSolv AS Following Presentation of New Data for Severe Aortic Stenosis (AS) Presented at AHA Scientific Sessions 2025
12 Nov 2025 21:05 GMT
… reporting of severe aortic stenosis vs decision-support artificial intelligence and … the aortic valve, which serves as a critical gateway to the heart. … utilization, heart failure hospitalizations and premature mortality. Second, artificial intelligence is …
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Texas A&M engineers use advanced modeling to understand heart valve failure
12 Nov 2025 19:16 GMT
… replacement mechanical heart valves is aortic regurgitation — a condition where the heart valve between the … .”
The most widely used artificial heart valve is a bileaflet heart valve, a design consisting …
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Contraceptive Utilization and Lived Experiences of Women with Rheumatic Heart Disease Attending Uganda Heart Institute and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
11 Nov 2025 14:39 GMT
… both natural (traditional) and modern (artificial) methods.1–3 However, most … pharyngitis. RHD primarily affects the heart valves, leading to inflammation, scarring, … al. Sex-dependent aortic valve pathology in patients with rheumatic heart disease. PLoS …
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New heart and stroke treatments gain ground in Thailand
01 Nov 2025 19:21 GMT
… Ministry of Public Health.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Tavi) technology has … treat aortic valve stenosis, a condition in which the heart’s aortic valve becomes … procedure involves implanting an artificial valve through a catheter inserted …