Heart valves keep blood flowing in the right direction between the heart's four chambers. Mechanical valves last longer than bioprosthetic valves but require lifelong blood thinners. Most of the time, ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symmetrical Health, LLC, doing business as Cimilre Breast Pumps, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a new HCPCS Level II ...

Abstract: This paper demonstrates monopole operation capability of MMCs used in bipolar MVDC grids, which can enable on-load faulty valves isolation and replacement. With the dedicated control scheme ...

Capstan Medical says it has notched a first in the treatment of structural heart disease, employing a robot to implant two people with mitral valve replacement devices. Current treatment options for ...

Doctors at Duke performed the first-ever mitral heart valve replacement surgery. A severely damaged mitral valve can cause heart failure and other problems. Mechanical and non-living valve replacement ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S ...