Cardiovalve becomes first privately held company to receive FDAs early feasibility study (EFS) approval for both tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and mitral regurgitation (MR) indications Cardiovalve announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an Early Feasibility Study (EFS) of its Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement System for a tricuspid regurgitation (TR) indication. The Cardiovalve System also has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation status by the FDA Continue reading →

A star-studded event, designed to draw supporters from all of the hospitals in the Amita Health System -- for the first time -- features whimsical lily pads on its invitations. The better to conjure up frogs leaping from one lily pad to the next, organizers say Continue reading →

Magdi Yaqoub, nicknamed the King of Hearts Image Credit: Source: MYF Youtube channel Cairo: As a child, he was devastated by the death of his youngest aunt due to a heart ailment. The 22-year-old aunts departure was a catalyst for Magdi, a son of a surgeon, to specify what he wanted to be: a heart surgeon. Years later, he fulfilled his dream and established himself as one of the worlds pre-eminent cardiac surgeons Continue reading →

The grave-reality of how dangerous a stabbing can be was laid bare on tonight's BBC Hospital. The fifth series ofHospital has returned to Merseyside to chart the day-to-day life of sixNHS Trusts across the entire city of Liverpool. As figures for knife crime nationally hit a record high, Merseyside has seen a doubling in the last five years Continue reading →

Several companies based in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that they will invest in the construction of the new Magdi Yacoub Heart Center, which is located in 6th of October City, about 20 miles outside of Cairo. Continue reading →