Earlier this year, when leaks around Louise Calhoun’s replacement mitral heart valve kept her from walking more than a few feet before needing to rest, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ...

The mitral valve is inside a person’s heart. A person with mitral valve disease may require mitral valve repair surgery as a treatment. A person’s heart contains four chambers. The two upper chambers ...

Recovery is faster than traditional methods of valve replacement or repair. Most surgeons use rings to fix leaky valves or replace them entirely, he said. About 30 percent of patients will come back ...

Ball valves are integral components in many industries, including oil and gas, chemical processing, agriculture, food and beverage equipment, mechanical engineering and automotive manufacturing. These ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Earlier this year, when leaks around Louise Calhoun's replacement mitral heart valve kept her from walking more than a few feet before needing to rest, University of Alabama at ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

Despite dazzling breakthroughs in medical technology, it can still be difficult to improve on nature. Consultant cardiac surgeon, Dr. K. Kesava Dev knows this to be true, which is why he is an ...