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Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure whereby a failing aortic valve is replaced with an artificial heart valve. The aortic valve may need to be replaced because of aortic regurgitation (back flow), or if the valve is narrowed by stenosis .
This was primarily due to difficulty regarding the ability to reposition and recapture the valve. St Jude Medical's Portico Transcatheter aortic valve received European CE mark approval in December 2013. The valve is repositionable before release to ensure accurate placement helping to improve patient outcomes. [12]
The Trifecta (TM) Valve. (Photo: St. Jude Medical, Inc.) Conducted at 31 medical centers in the U.S., Canada and Europe, the study followed 1,014 eligible patients implanted with the Trifecta ...
In 1976, he founded St. Jude Medical where his team engineered the first bileaflet mechanical heart valve, which reduced the frequency of blood clots in patients. It still dominates the mechanical valve replacement market. [4] [5] In 1982, Villafana founded GV Medical, which developed a device to open blood vessels open. [6]
St. Jude Medical Announces First Transapical Implant of Portico Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve New surgical approach represents continued expansion of company's less invasive heart valve program ...
St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval of the Portico Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYS: STJ) , a global medical device company ...
An artificial heart valve is a one-way valve implanted into a person's heart to replace a heart valve that is not functioning properly (valvular heart disease).Artificial heart valves can be separated into three broad classes: mechanical heart valves, bioprosthetic tissue valves and engineered tissue valves.
Treating irregular heartbeats using medical devices rather than drugs is one of the fastest-growing trends in cardiac care. The use of catheters to deliver either heat or cold to damaged heart ...