Mitral valve repair surgery may involve a surgeon using a clip to help close the leaking section of an individual’s mitral valve. A review from 2021 notes that all people with valvular heart ...

The power was increased to 40 W while creating the mitral isthmus line from the endocardial aspect and decreased to 15-25 W if radiofrequency energy was delivered within the CS. Reversion to sinus ...

[14] The "anatomical" approach is based on targeting the anatomical landmarks of the SP, such as the isthmus between the CS orifice and the TV. The "potential" approach is based on targeting a ...

mitral isthmus; and PVI, pulmonary vein isolation. A total of 120 corresponding emails were sent, and 13 (10.8%) of the authors responded. No additional exclusion criteria or analysis on sex ...

Correspondence to Dr Sam Dawkins, Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7JH, UK; sam{at}dawkins.org Severe secondary mitral regurgitation carries a poor prognosis ...

ccf.org Contemporary indications for mitral valve repair in patients with degenerative mitral valve disease. Patient selection criteria for minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Technical mandates ...

Despite the intended use of PFA for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), many cardiac electrophysiologists (EPs) are now comfortable performing PFA to address atrial substrates beyond PVI, including the ...

Based on the results from the MATTERHORN (A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study to Assess Mitral Valve Reconstruction for Advanced Insufficiency of Functional or Ischemic Origin), transcatheter ...

Having a c-section is hard enough at the time. But the healing process afterwards, including the c section scar, can be just as challenging. It takes time to recover physically and emotionally, ...