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Craig, First of all congratulations on your successful surgery. You may want to read through this recent post regarding a member who lowered their INR as per the ON-X advertisement. Note, it was no failure with the valve but rather it seems with lowering the INR to such a level...

John, Some additional data that provides more perspective on results from optimal self managed AC therapy. In this case a comparison with the Ross Procedure with patients of a mean age of 48. It would be reasonable to assume that these were patients with lesser risk factors but still the...

John, The below piece is well worth reading as it demonstrates what can be accomplished with a good Self Managed AC protocol. The risk of Grade II/III TE complications with Self Managed AC therapy was about 1/3 of the risk with conventional AC therapy in patients with a mean age of about 60...

Not a lot of new information here but the fact that Cleveland is involved is a strong positive in my opinion. However, while the initial data seems to be encouraging it will take many years to fully validate the thesis of durability for younger patients. The below is from a posting from...

Congratulations and Happy Bday !!!

http://www.concordmonitor.com/Five-years-later-Jeremy-Woodward-says-you-gotta-have-heart-13572001 The doctor studies the screen, looking at a grainy, pulsating blob that could pass for, well, a grainy, pulsating blob. It’s an undefined shape, hard to describe, with a regular rhythm, openings...

Not there yet but it is great to see them raise this money as it further validates their technology offering; Although there is still A LOT of work before this becomes a viable product. Xeltis Closes €45 Million in Oversubscribed Series C Financing to Advance Aortic and Pulmonary Valve Programs...

http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/11/mechanical-heart-valve-often-the-safest-choice.html Mechanical heart valves may be safer in certain cases than valves made of animal tissue and should be used more in heart-valve replacements, especially in younger patients, according to a study by...

That's fantastic for her and her children !!!

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319989.php http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/o...risk-1-8844753 The common blood thinning drug warfarin lowers the risk of cancers in the over 50s. The oral medicine taken by millions of Britons to stop blood clotting when diagnosed with deep vein...

Here is another approach which shows great promise that would then be taken to a heart valve scaffold...Not there yet but really all quite amazing. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/new-tissue-engineered-blood-vessel-replacements-closer-human-trials Researchers at the University of...

I think it is very "real' but still a way from demonstrated long term reliability which would make it competitive with current solutions. The fact that it has been implanted in children is quite remarkable, even if only a few. But the Aortic valve is a little more demanding and adults do not...

Good luck !!!

http://www.xeltis.com Xeltis is a clinical-stage medical device company developing heart valves that leverage breakthrough science to transform heart valve therapy. Xeltis’ technology enables natural heart valve restoration. RestoreX, Xeltis’ novel technology platform, is the world’s first...

http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/72249/jets-rookie-makes-nfl-debut-with-life-saving-cardiologist-on-hand

Here is the science behind the article...impressive results but I am wondering why others have not implemented this method. A total of 404 cases of aortic valve reconstruction with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(12)01389-X/pdf...

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20170930/New-procedure-allows-surgeons-to-reconstruct-entire-heart-valves-from-patiente28099s-own-tissue.aspx New procedure allows surgeons to reconstruct entire heart valves from patient’s own tissue A new method allows surgeons to reconstruct entire heart...

https://www.menshealth.com/health/dan-geraci-and-bicuspid-aortic-valve-disease/slide/1 This Trainer Was Warned His Heart Could ‘Explode’ If He Lifted Over 50 Pounds ​ Find out how he stays fit—and inspires other guys to do the same A football player and lifter all through high school, Dan...

It really is hard to say what happens and you really need to look at 5 year and 10 year results. But it seems clear that they have discovered a need for some form of Annuloplasty to achieve a lasting repair. Others have had success with sutures but the question is if that is a reproducible...

I have been tracking this space and this seems to be an interesting development in the realm of Bicuspid Valve Repair. It is being done repeatedly at highly specialized centers with very good results. Cleveland clinic recently said that they have achieved in BAV 91% freedom from reoperation at...