For the first implant we had to determine the size, shape and type of valvular mechanism ... based in Anaheim, California, to manufacture artificial heart valves for human use—the first such ...

Stenosis and regurgitation are two main types of heart valve diseases ... Technological advancement in the artificial heart valve prosthesis has made the surgeries very low risks.

OPB has premiered a new documentary that traces the development of the world’s first successful artificial mitral heart valve by a young, Oregon-based cardiac surgeon and a retired engineer.

At present artificial valves have to be replaced every ... cells grow and trigger the development of the cell types needed to make the heart valve work. A study of the device in sheep, published ...

Dr. Albert Starr was a world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon who performed the first triple valve surgery. Dr. Albert Starr, a world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon who co-invented and implanted ...