A research team from the Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Center (CNIC) and the University Clinical Hospital of Valladolid has developed a new technique that allows for the repair of mechanical heart valves without resorting to open-heart surgery. The study, published in the European Heart Journal, describes a less invasive alternative for people with this type [...]
This operation, a pioneer in the field of medicine, has been carried out by a team of surgeons from the University of Maryland (USA). In it, the patient, David Bennett, 57, diagnosed with heart disease without treatment options through an ordinary transplant, received a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig. This achievement constitutes an [...]
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