Dr. Albert Starr, Oregon co-inventor of the first successful artificial heart valve, dies at 98
Dr. Albert Starr, the Oregon surgeon who co-invented the first successful artificial heart valve, died Dec. 11 at 98. His ...
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New OPB documentary profiles the Oregon-based inventors of the first successful artificial heart valve, a breakthrough in cardiac surgery
In this episode, learn about how the Starr-Edwards valve came to be and the inventors behind it. Comprised of a silastic ball enclosed in a metal cage, the Starr-Edwards valve was a revolutionary ...
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Dr. Albert Starr, who developed the first artificial heart valve, dies at 98
About 800,000 Starr-Edwards heart valves were implanted in patients ... surgeons and medical device engineers around the globe to fine-tune and improve his work and to discover new and better ...