Chronic inflammation with fibrosis, calcification and organization of pericardial fluid may lead to a rigid, usually thickened and calcified pericardium with a possible evolution towards ...

CALC is the principal failure mode of BHV fabricated from glutaraldehyde pretreated porcine aortic valves or bovine pericardium. Covalent binding of APD to residual glutaraldehyde in pericardial ...

Constrictive pericarditis occurs when scarring and calcification of the pericardium result in loss of normal elasticity. This limits diastolic relaxation of the heart and causes congestive heart ...

A significant percentage of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) demonstrate coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging, with variations by ANCA ...

MiRus announced that it launched a U.S. multi-center early feasibility study for its Siegel transcatheter heart valve (THV).