Okanagan doctors create improved mechanical heart valve
A UBCO professor and the head of cardiovascular surgery at Kelowna General may have developed a new mechanical heart valve that could change the way cardiovascular surgeries are performed.
Professor Hadi Mohammadi says half of synthetic heart valve replacements are bio prosthetic while half are mechanical.
The mechanical valves have long lifespans but have difficulty managing blood flow, while the bio prosthetic valves have the opposite problem.
Mohammadi says a new and advanced mechanical heart valve developed by him and Dr.Guy Fradet has the best of both worlds.
“I hope that this design actually ends up to be what we think,” he says “And if that’s the case, I think we are on to something really big because this is a major improvement on a mechanical valve that was done almost 20 years ago.”
He says they've received a patent and will begin working with doctors to test it.
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Intersection Improvements at Airport Way and Innovation Drive/Pier Mac Way
Motorists can expect delays and are advised to allow for extra travel time. -
Another weekend of t-shirt fundraisers for the Central Okanagan Fire Relief Fund
Once again off-duty firefighters will be selling t-shirts in support of the Central Okanagan Fire Relief Fund and other efforts. -
Water Quality Advisory for Rose Valley-Lakeview Water Service Area in West Kelowna
The City of West Kelowna, in consultation with Interior Health, has downgraded the Boil Water Notice to a Water Quality Advisory for the Rose Valley-Lakeview Water Service Area, until further notice. -
Update on Official CommuniTREE Plan
Work is progressing on the City’s Official CommuniTREE Plan. -
Pool will reopen next week
Following seven weeks of repairs and updates, the Community Centre pool will reopen for business on October 3. -
Active Living Centre: New Partners named to join IPD team
As previously announced, the City of Vernon has chosen the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) model to carry out the design and construction of Vernon’s Active Living Centre (ALC) – a new multi-purpose indoor recreation centre which is anticipated to open in the Fall of 2026. -
Alberta man arrested on multiple charges by Penticton RCMP
A 34-year-old man from Calgary was arrested -
Emergency responders and volunteers thanked by community members
On Thursday, September 21, representatives from a number of local emergency response and volunteer organizations gathered at Kal Tire Place to receive two banners that have been filled with messages of thanks from residents of Vernon and the surrounding area. -
150 breakfasts for 150
To celebrate the RCMP’s 150th anniversary, the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is giving away 150 free breakfasts!
