The revolutionary BiVACOR heart device was moved to Phase 2 of FDA trials after success in five human patients.

Heart disease, also called cardiovascular disease, can have serious consequences. It's the leading cause of death for adults in the U.S. Medical devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Research on muscle grafts could help patients in need of heart transplants. Joana Liu/ Staff Artist A healthy heart typically beats at a rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute, with a blood pressure ...

Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her heart valves.

The last two decades have seen an increase in the use of biological over mechanical heart valve replacements. However, while ...

Overall, Edwards enjoys a great deal of financial flexibility that would allow for more substantial acquisitions, if those opportunities were to arise. Edwards Lifesciences has come to dominate ...

Georgia Tech researchers 3D print bioresorbable heart valves. Once implanted, the patient-specific valves will be absorbed by ...

As tools become more precise and non-invasive, doctors are able to diagnose and treat heart conditions with greater accuracy ...

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW), headquartered in Irvine, California, offers products and technologies for structural ...

Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research has found.