SAPIEN 3 :Less-invasive heart valve implant outperforms surgery supriya kashyap kashyap4 April 2016 11:12 AM ISTChicago : A minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic heart valve is superior to open surgery for patients with an intermediate risk of...
Getting a pacemaker soon after heart valve replacement: Good or bad supriya kashyap kashyap9 Nov 2016 10:02 AM ISTPatients who undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement, known as TAVR, sometimes develop heart rhythm problems that necessitate placement of...
Key regulatory gene in cardiac valve formation discovered Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 May 2017 9:32 AM ISTResearchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland have identified a key regulator gene for the formation of cardiac valves -- a process crucial...
3-D printed models could improve patient outcomes in heart valve replacements: JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 July 2017 12:12 PM ISTHeart valve models created with advanced 3-D printers could soon assist cardiologists in preparing to perform life-saving heart valve...
Smallest sized replacement heart valve approved in the world Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Masters HP™ 15mm rotatable mechanical heart valve which is the smallest mechanical heart valve...
EHRA's Update on Practical Guide for NOACs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTEHRA has released a new version of the Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with atrial...
First In India: Fortis Doctors perform Heart valve repair without open heart surgery Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: For the first time in India, a team of doctors led by Dr Ashok Seth, supported by Professor Saibal Kar of Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars...
