Background: Mechanical thrombectomy is effective and safe for treating pulmonary embolism (PE). Although the Tendvia mechanical thrombectomy system ... that preserves safety while permitting ...

Valve thrombosis can occur in mechanical prosthetic valves and is increasingly recognised in transcatheter and surgically implanted bioprosthetic valves. The risk of thrombosis of mechanical valves is ...

For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) ...

Mechanical thrombectomy is effective and safe for treating pulmonary embolism (PE). Although the Tendvia mechanical thrombectomy system has been validated in pigs, further evidence supporting its ...

Citation: Mechanical valves offer superior long-term survival for aortic valve replacement patients aged 60, study finds (2025, January 27) retrieved 19 February 2025 from https://medicalxpress ...

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Based on the results from the MATTERHORN (A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study to Assess Mitral Valve Reconstruction for Advanced Insufficiency of Functional or Ischemic Origin), transcatheter ...

5 The results of these RCTs that evaluated the use of DOACs versus VKAs in patients with AF associated with mechanical heart valves and moderate to severe mitral stenosis raised concerns about the ...

We would start the project by developing one valve at a time, taking the mitral first and later doing ... The patient had died of air embolism. I was numb, but that night I slept.

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol ...