Summary

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the first heart valve that can be expanded post-surgery so it keep growing with children. Designed by a company called Edwards, the Autus Size-Adjustable Valve is an artificial pulmonary valve designed to be implanted into pediatric patients. According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, around 400,000 children a year born in the US suffer from some form of congenital heart disease.

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