JenaValve has secured the FDA’s approval for its minimally invasive heart implant, making it the first to claim a U.S. green ...

JenaValve announced today that it has received FDA premarket approval (PMA) for its Trilogy transcatheter heart valve system.

At 10 years, early surgery continues to have a mortality benefit when compared with conservative care for asymptomatic aortic ...

A blood test clarifies which gene variants truly cause congenital heart defects, linking diagnosis to more precise ...

Researchers have now proposed a molecular mechanism that links amyloid deposition in the aortic valve with degenerative calcification. They also theorize that other risk factors for CAVD, such as high ...

Cardiac patients who need life-saving surgical treatment can be heartened by the technological advances that let them live ...

They look to establish minimum volumes for hospitals and operators seeking to start and maintain TTVI programs.

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 ...

Fraunhofer IOF, startup NovaPump, and Jena University Hospital’s “pump cage” is cut out of a thin metal tube by laser. On the occasion of World Heart Day on September 29, the team reviewed the history ...

Using a combination for spatial, single-cell transcriptomics and imaging data from 36 hearts, scientists from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and their collaborators have come up with what they ...

Researchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland have identified a key regulator gene for the formation of cardiac valves - a process crucial to normal embryonic heart development. These ...

A bicuspid aortic valve may present few problems throughout your life. But you’ll still need to live a heart-healthy lifestyle and monitor your cardiovascular system to prevent complications. The ...