Science Daily: Researchers find benefits and drawbacks to two-step surgical approach for 'leaky heart valves' Researchers find benefits and drawbacks to two-step surgical approach for 'leaky heart valves' Business Wire: Foldax® Reports Positive Clinical Results for TRIA Mitral Surgical Heart Valve Using Novel LifePolymer Material SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foldax®, Inc., a leader in the development of innovative, polymer heart valves, today announced positive 30-day results from a prospective, multicenter, single-arm, ... Foldax® Reports Positive Clinical Results for TRIA Mitral Surgical Heart Valve Using Novel LifePolymer Material At Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, more faulty heart valves are getting fixed without a single chest being cracked open. Instead, physicians are leaning on catheter-based repairs and replacements ...

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Healio: Self-expanding TAVR valves deteriorate less than surgical valves at 5 years If you have severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, doctors may recommend repair or replacement surgery. The tricuspid valve is one of four valves in your heart’s four chambers. It’s on the right side ... Patients with mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, a condition sometimes called 'leaky heart valves,' appeared to do better after two years if they had a tricuspid valve repair at the time of ...

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PolyVascular, a medtech company developing a non-surgical heart valve for children with congenital heart disease, has obtained $2 million in funding from non-profit pediatric initiative, CobiCure ...