The following is a summary of “Mitral valve repair with resection and non-resection techniques in Barlow’s disease: A ...

The procedures are claimed to have resulted in ‘excellent’ haemodynamics for the initial patients post-operation.

Tioga Cardiovascular, a Shifamed portfolio company, today announced the first-in-human implants for its Luna TMVR system.

The risk associated with mitral valve repair in asymptomatic patients seems to be quite low. In all three series, watchful waiting was associated with subsequent development of criteria for ...

In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased mortality and morbidity and this is also the case in patients in whom AF persists postoperatively.

Intermountain researchers were recently awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study ways to ...

Impact of sex on in-hospital mortality and 90-day readmissions in patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR): Analysis from the nationwide readmission database.

US-based 4C Medical has enrolled the first patients in a pivotal trial for its transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) ...

Acute MR is considered a medical emergency, typically requiring surgery to repair the damaged valve. Chronic MR is when the ...

1 Patients also showed better health status at 12 months following transcatheter mitral-valve repair compared with those receiving medical therapy alone. “The interesting question this trial ...