Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement had a more than threefold higher 10-year rate of infective endocarditis than those at moderate risk for the disease, whereas undergoing mitral valve ...

Early feasibility data from two studies of valve replacement presented at TCT 2021 show promise for novel transcatheter devices for mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. The Intrepid (Medtronic) ...

For high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR), insertion of the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR; Abbott) using a cardiac transapical approach ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 30 days, a group of 15 patients who underwent transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement for ...

Among patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) as well as concomitant tricuspid valve disease who have undergone surgical mitral valve repair, more than nine in 10 remain alive and free ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A transseptal mitral valve replacement system was approved for patients unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter ...

The Epic line of replacement mitral and aortic valves combines polymer stents with flexible, silicone-filled cuffs to fit seamlessly into blocked or damaged heart valves, restarting normal blood flow.

The company said it plans to present results from a pivotal trial of Sapien M3 later this year. The implant is not yet approved in the U.S. (iStock / Getty Images Plus) After acquiring its developer ...

Two years ago, when she was just 28, Mia Cadua discovered that she had a heart condition called mitral valve prolapse, which, if it worsened, could be fatal. She had recently married, and the ...

Degenerative mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve—one of the heart's four valves—becomes leaky. While a very small amount of leakiness is common, some people have severe mitral valve ...

For two days at the end of 2024, Journi Kelly, 11, complained about stomach pain. Worried, mom Rachel Kinsey took her to the emergency room. “Her symptoms became full throttle to the point that she ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: Is minimally invasive heart surgery to repair a mitral valve a safer option than open-heart surgery? Is it common for a surgeon to have to switch to an open-heart procedure after ...