Patients with a debilitating heart condition could be spared major surgery by a bionic valve implant.The tiny device, which can be fitted in under an hour using local anaesthetic, is designed to treat aortic regurgitation, a condition that starves the body of oxygenated blood and leaves patients fatigued and breathless.The problem occurs when the valve that sits at the exit to the heart, the aortic valve, become damaged and fails to close completely. This allows blood to leak backward into the heart and affects its ability to pump efficiently.
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