Cardiothoracic Surgery

Breakthroughs in the detection and treatment of congenital heart defects have greatly improved the prognosis for affected children. More than 90% of infants born with congenital heart disease survive into adulthood.

SAN FRANCISCO — In the Portico IDE study, 30-day safety and 1-year effectiveness of the Portico transcatheter aortic valve replacement system was noninferior to contemporary commercially available valves in the U.S. for treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis at high or extreme risk for surgery.

The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California received a $4.5 million grant from the NIH and NHLBI to fund efforts in recruiting underrepresented groups to clinical trial, namely the predominantly Hispanic population of Los Angeles, according to a press release.