Researchers find benefits and drawbacks to two-step surgical approach for ‘leaky heart valves’

Patients with mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, a condition sometimes called ‘leaky heart valves,’ appeared to do better after two years if they had a tricuspid valve repair at the time of mitral valve surgery, according to a new study.
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Lab-created heart valves can grow with the recipient

Groundbreaking discovery could potentially reduce multiple pediatric heart valve replacement surgeries.
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