Tissue valves such as this Hancock Mitral Valve must be stored in a sealed liquid (formaldehyde) filled container until implantation. Both porcine (pig) and bovine (cow) tissue are used to make ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Edwards Lifesciences announced the FDA approval and launch of its new pericardial bovine valve with ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- After being diagnosed with congenital heart disease and having four open-heart surgeries and a pacemaker, Cristi Walker was about to have a heart and liver transplant until ...

Tissue valves such as this must be stored in a sealed liquid (formaldehyde) filled container until implantation. Both porcine (pig) and bovine (cow) tissue are used to make xenograft (transplant from ...