The New England Journal of Medicine

Absence of Opening Click in Dehiscence of Mitral-Valve Prosthesis

Isolated absence of the opening click of the mitral disk-valve prosthesis was noted in six patients subsequently found to have suture disruption. Of five reoperated on, four survived.
Science Daily

Prosthetic Vein Valve Designed To Direct Blood Flow Shows Promising Pre-clinical Results

Engineers have developed a prosthetic vein valve to help improve the lives of those suffering from a condition known as chronic venous insufficiency. The valve was designed to replace damaged, ...
Newswire

Neovasc Participates in Round-Robin Study Evaluating In-Vitro Pulsatile Flow Testing of Prosthetic Heart Valves

VANCOUVER, July 15, 2019 /CNW/ - Neovasc, Inc. ("Neovasc" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NVCN) (TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Mechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement

In patients undergoing aortic-valve or mitral-valve replacement, either a mechanical or biologic prosthesis is used. Biologic prostheses have been increasingly favored despite limited evidence ...