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29 Mar

Heart Valves: Too Tight or Too Leaky

What is a valve? A valve is a “device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe, duct, etc.” We all have encountered valves in our lives. A tire (or Tyre) valve is one example which allows air to be injected into the tire and doesn’t allow air to escape unless it […]

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26 Mar

TAVR/TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/Implantation)

Introduction: TAVR or TAVI refers to a minimally invasive procedure in which an artificial bioprosthetic valve is implanted into the human heart using a catheter in a suture-less fashion. To read about heart valves, click here Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) is an artificial valve made from the outer covering of animal hearts (called pericardium). Such […]

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