valve from patient's own cells?

[hensylee]

a new type of valve in the future? Read about it:

http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/research-detail.cfm?reutersid=3956&nl=2

 

[Christian]

How does this compare with the Synergraft Valves? It sounds similar, but I don't know much about them.

 

[Enudely]

hi henslee!
I did read that (I get the Heart Center Online letter too) and I'm hoping they have this perfected in ten years or so when my biological valve runs out!!!!!

 

[medtronic of borg]

new vavles

new vavles

I read that todays newsletter I get very promissing.
med

 

[labguides]

I found Heart Center Online full of info. I liked the video of mitral valve -- really helped me understand what the doctor had said.

 

[fyrfytr]

Hey Hensylee,
I also get the heartcenter online newsletter and read the article. Sounds very interesting. Something new all the time.
Take Care

Dave
___________________________
Aortic Aneurysm Repair
AVR, with a St. Jude Mechanical

 

[Peachy]

Hi all,

Very interesting article. Hoping there will be something new in around 10 years time when I need my second op to replace my pig valve. They don't say how long it takes to grow the valve.

 

[bvdr]

Peachy,

I read an article about it and if I remember right, it said it takes about a year to grow one.