Medtronic has announced the launch of the Avalus Ultra valve, an advanced surgical aortic tissue valve. The valve is engineered to simplify the implantation process and facilitate lifetime patient ...

After receiving a green light earlier this year from the FDA, Medtronic has now collected a European approval for the latest version of its transcatheter aortic valve replacement implant.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has risen exponentially as a treatment modality for severe aortic stenosis in patients considered to be at high risk for or inoperable by conventional ...

Medtronic offers both aortic root cannulae and coronary ostial cannulae. Aortic root cannulae are intended to infuse cardioplegia directly into the aortic root near the aortic valve while coronary ...

Analysts said the findings complicate the outlook for a U.S. launch of Boston Scientific's aortic valve replacement device.

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood leaks back into the left ventricle due to a leaky aortic valve. This is a type of valve disease in the heart. Aortic regurgitation can lead to some heart ...

As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

Figure 1: Three-dimensional phase-contrast magnetic resonance images across the aortic valve 10 years after autograft, homograft, or bioprosthetic (Medtronic Freestyle ®, Medtronic Inc ...

NEW YORK CITY -- With valve-in-valve ... not just when aortic stenosis is severe and symptomatic. Nazif reported receiving personal fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, Boston Scientific ...

(Heart) For patients with systolic heart failure and moderate aortic stenosis, preemptive transcatheter aortic valve replacement ... (JAMA Cardiology) Medtronic announced FDA approval of its ...

This is because space is required to accommodate the excluded native aortic valve leaflets, which otherwise could compromise coronary arterial flow. Since the Medtronic CoreValve device is a much ...