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FDA Expands Approval of Replacement Heart Valve

Masters HP™ 15mm rotatable mechanical heart valve
Masters HP™ 15mm rotatable mechanical heart valve (Source: Abbott)

Smallest mechanical valve size approved in the world

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018

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By: Rosemary Piser

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that is has expanded the approval of a heart valve about the size of a dime that can be used to treat heart defects in newborn pediatric patients defects. The Masters Series Mechanical Heart Valve with Hemodynamic Plus (HP) Sewing Cuff will include…

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