Percutaneous aortic valve replacement safe, successful in high-risk patients
Catheter techniques are expanding into new territory, successfully aiding in the replacement of narrowed, calcified aortic valves in patients too sick to withstand open-chest surgery. According to a study reported at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), May 9?2, 2007, in Orlando, FL, patients who were treated with the CoreValv...Rabbit Anti-Aortic Elastin Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Abcam
Description:Rabbit polyclonal to Aortic Elastin ( SwissProtID: P15502...Statins Not Effective In Treating Calcific Aortic Stenosis
Statins are known to successfully treat atherosclerosis, the narrowing of the arteries however researchers wanted to // determine whether the drugs could also treat a similar condition called calcific aortic stenosis, the narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart. According to a latest study done by researchers it was found that high doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs actually fai...Mutations in NOTCH1 cause an early developmental defect in the aortic valve
Dr. Srivastava and his colleagues of UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas// discovered that the mutation in a gene NOTCH1 is responsible for aortic valve disease. Aortic valve disease is a common heart birth defect which causes adult heart disease. The study was done in five generations of a Dallas family; the researchers studied the DNA mutations in all the 11 members of the family...Percutaneous aortic valve replacement- a revolution in Cardiac Surgery
The aortic valve in the heart is the valve that governs the flow of blood into a large blood vessel namely the aorta, which supplies blood to various organs of the body. // It prevents the blood from flowing back inside the heart from the rest of the body. The effective functioning of the heart depends on the proper functioning of the aortic valve. The aortic valve can be defective in...New Way To Combat Spinal Cord Injury during Aortic Surgery
According the study done by Roseborough et al., mitochondrial K-ATP channel opener, diazoxide, prevents ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rabbit spinal cord. //Spinal injuries are the common problems that occur during aortic surgery but surgery done to repair aortic aneurysms often results in neurological deficits. But the works of Roseborough et al has given new hopes to treat spinal cord injur...Aortic Dissection - A Deadly Condition
Actor John Ritter died of a lethal condition called aortic dissection (a tear in the largest blood vessel in the body) around three years ago//. His death brought the focus on this deadly disease, which is associated with high blood pressure and genetic disorders. Now, researchers have published some rare good news about aortic dissection, showing that 90 percent of patients who surviv...GORE EXCLUDER Bifurcated Endoprosthesis (Aortic Extender Endoprosthesis)
Description:Gore's EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis is an innovative device designed to be a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). It is constructed of a durable ePTFE bifurcated graft with an outer self-expanding Nitinol support structure to combine both device flexibility and material durability. The function of the endoprosthesis is to internally reline the abd...Carbo-Seal Valsalva Ascending Aortic Prosthesis
Description:Carbo-Seal Valsalva AAP is the first valved graft to replicate the natural Sinus of Valsalva, encouraging the natural formation of systolic vortices....Hancock® II Aortic Bioprostheses
Description:The Hancock® II bioprosthesis from Medtronic has more than 15 years of proven clinical experience. Worldwide clinical studies demonstrate that the freedom from structural valve deterioration with Hancock® II aortic and mitral bioprostheses is substantially better than results reported for other valves....Hancock II Aortic Bioprostheses with CINCH Advanced Implant System
Description:The Hancock II bioprosthesis from Medtronic has more than 15 years of proven clinical experience. Worldwide clinical studies demonstrate that the freedom from structural valve deterioration with Hancock II aortic and mitral bioprostheses is substantially better than results reported for other valves. For more than 20 years, Medtronics mitral valves have incorporated a ratchet mechanism to ease im...