Reducing the risk of blood clots in artificial heart valves

(University of Bern) People with mechanical heart valves need blood thinners on a daily basis, because they have a higher risk of blood clots and stroke. Researchers at the ARTORG Center of the University of Bern, Switzerland, now identified the root cause of blood turbulence leading to clotting. Design optimization could greatly reduce the risk of clotting and enable these patients to live without life-long medication.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news