Study backs new heart valve without cracking chest
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 16:49
in Health & Medicine
By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-09-22T21:28:22Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of older Americans who need new heart valves but are too frail to survive the surgery might soon get a chance at an easier option - a way to thread in an artificial aortic valve without cracking their chests....