A key to aortic valve disease prevention: Lowering cholesterol early
An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Lund University has provided new evidence that aortic valve disease may be preventable....
View ArticleHeart valve repair surgery may ease mental health symptoms, too
(HealthDay)—People with a serious heart valve defect have less depression and anxiety after they undergo surgery to repair the problem, a new study finds.
View ArticleEarlier surgical intervention for mitral valve disease is better for most...
A more aggressive approach to treating degenerative mitral valve disease, using earlier surgical intervention and less invasive techniques, is more beneficial to the patient than "watchful waiting,"...
View ArticleNew data suggest little benefit of adding heart valve repair to bypass...
The addition of mitral valve (MV) repair (a valve of the heart) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a type of open-heart surgery, did not result in significant benefit to the patient and was...
View Article3D printed heart could reduce heart surgeries in children
New 3D printed heart technology could reduce the number of heart surgeries in children with congenital heart disease, according to Dr Peter Verschueren who spoke on the topic today at EuroEcho-Imaging...
View ArticleOutcomes vary with transcatheter valve surgery
(HealthDay)—Of more than 12,000 patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, nearly one-quarter died within a year, while roughly 4 percent had a stroke, new research reveals....
View ArticleScientists discover why some heart tissue turns into bone
Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes have used human cells to discover how blood flow in the heart protects against the hardening of valves in cardiovascular disease. What's more, they've...
View ArticleCV organizations issue recommendations for minimally invasive valve...
As congenital heart disease (CHD) treatment advances, children with these conditions are living into adulthood, and over time, they may need additional treatment. A new expert consensus paper released...
View ArticleAge at surgery and valve type in PVR key determinants of re-intervention in...
Over the last 15 years, survival of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has greatly improved, so that currently there are more adults than children living with CHD. Consequently, people with...
View ArticleInflammatory link discovered between arthritis and heart valve disease
Australian researchers have used models to identify a potential link between excess production of inflammatory proteins that cause rheumatoid arthritis and the development of heart valve disease.
View ArticleStructural heart program continues to build upon minimally invasive techniques
There is a debate about when the first successful open-heart surgery was performed in the United States. Some believe it was 122 years ago in Chicago when surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performed the...
View ArticleVeterinary college study and pioneering database tackle most common heart...
When Jane Shaw of Floyd, Virginia, brought her 14-year-old border collie, Clio, into the Veterinary Teaching Hospital last fall, she learned about a clinical research study at the Virginia-Maryland...
View ArticleBoston Children's and Edwards Lifesciences launch pulmonary valve replacement...
Surgeons in the Heart Center at Boston Children's Hospital have partnered with Edwards Lifesciences to launch a clinical study of a new prosthetic heart valve for patients born with a congenital heart...
View ArticleMinimally invasive mitral valve surgery offers viable option for select heart...
Patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement (mini-MVR) have similar outcomes as patients undergoing conventional surgery and also experience shorter hospital stays and...
View ArticleFirst recommendations published on imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves
The first recommendations on multimodality imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves are published today in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging.
View ArticleReview IDs predictors of post-TAVR cerebrovascular events
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), predictors of cerebrovascular events (CVEs) include female sex, chronic kidney disease, new-onset atrial fibrillation,...
View ArticleAmericans lack awareness about heart valve disease, new public opinion...
New public opinion surveys released today by the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) show that public awareness about heart valve disease (HVD) in the U.S. is alarmingly low. A national...
View ArticleNovel heart valve replacement offers hope for thousands with rheumatic heart...
Cape Town, South Africa 9 Sept 2016: A novel heart valve replacement method is revealed today that offers hope for the thousands of patients with rheumatic heart disease who need the procedure each...
View ArticleSTS: SAVR still excellent option for intermediate-risk seniors
(HealthDay)—For intermediate-risk elderly patients, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) remains a safe and effective way to treat aortic stenosis, according to a study presented at the annual...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about mitral valve disease
There are certain matters of the heart that should be left to the experts, and mitral valve disease is one of them. Dr. Joseph Lamelas, associate chief of cardiac surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey...
View ArticleLess invasive procedure may benefit certain heart valve patients
New recommendations clarify which patients who have malfunctioning heart valves may benefit from artificial valves replaced through a minimally invasive procedure; clarify the need for antibiotics for...
View ArticleUpdated AATS guidelines help cardiovascular surgeons navigate the challenges...
Mitral regurgitation can occur in up to 50% of patients with ischemic heart disease and even mild ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) has been linked to increased long-term mortality. How best to treat...
View ArticleGreater life expectancy in patients with recommended mitral valve operations...
Surgeons who perform more than 25 mitral valve operations a year are more likely to perform repairs that are durable, and their patients are more likely to be alive a year after the operation, than...
View ArticleDrug developed for arthritis could be first to stop heart valve calcification
The first drug to treat calcification of heart valves may be one originally designed for rheumatoid arthritis.
View ArticleESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease published...
European Society of Cardiology (ESC) / European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease are published online today in European Heart...
View ArticleMedical treatment may prevent, alleviate mitral valve damage after a heart...
A research team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and collaborators has shown, for the first time, that it may be possible to nonsurgically treat or even prevent the damage...
View ArticleRelatively few kidney patients need to start dialysis after undergoing TAVR
The rate of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing a heart procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) who eventually need to start dialysis is relatively low, suggests a...
View ArticleHigh blood pressure linked to common heart valve disorder
For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for...
View ArticleChildhood heart disease has a profound impact and is under-recognised
We are all aware of heart disease in men and women. But childhood heart disease, and its often profound impact on the health and wellbeing of children and their families, is almost invisible.
View ArticleBrain measures tied to atrial pressure in valvular heart Dz
(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic valvular heart disease, white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume is associated with mean right atrial (RA) pressure, according to a study published online Nov. 6...
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