Mark Buciak was given two alternatives to fix his leaky heart: A cow valve. Or a mechanical device. The long-distance runner from Chicago, who will attempt to become the first Illinois competitor to ...

Austin — AUSTIN -- There's a new valve implant for patients with aortic valve disease in Central Texas. Doctors with Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons believe it will help them avoid further open ...

A northwest Ohio man is recovering after becoming the first person in the country to receive an experimental heart valve made of cow tissue. The Blade in Toledo reports 56-year-old Rick Sobecki ...

TOLEDO (AP) – A northwest Ohio man is recovering after becoming the first person in the country to receive an experimental heart valve made of cow tissue. Rick Sobecki, 56, decided to see a doctor in ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- After being diagnosed with congenital heart disease and having four open heart surgeries and a pacemaker, Cristi Walker was about to have a heart and liver transplant until doctors ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Edwards Lifesciences announced the FDA approved the Mitris Resilia surgical valve, a tissue valve replacement ...

Austin — AUSTIN -- There's a new valve implant for patients with aortic valve disease in Central Texas. Doctors with Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons believe it will help them avoid further open ...