FIRST NATURALLY-DESIGNED AND PERSONALISED BIOPROSTHESIS SINGVALVE SET TO REVOLUTIONISE HEART VALVE SURGERY

Led by principal investigator, Associate Professor Theodoros Kofidis, Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) , a team of clinician-scientists from the National University Health System (NUHS) developed a mitral valve bioprosthesis, named SingValve, that mimics the appearance, form and physical properties of a human mitral valve.