Experimental Heart Valve, Without Surgery, Show Promise For The Elderly

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A heart valve that doctors can implant with a catheter may help patients too frail to undergo open-heart surgery to repair a defective aortic valve. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/23/130067630/aortic-stenosis-catheter-heart-valves-without-surgery?ft=1&f=103537970

Posted Sep 23 2010, 06:34 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog