the mitral valve leaflets, 3) the commissures, 4) chordae tendineae and 5) papillary muscles. The typical normal adult mitral valve area is between 4 and 5 cm 2. (Hurst’s The Heart;Chapter 50 ...

The mitral valve leaflets, annulus, papillary muscles and chordae tendinae must all interact properly for the mitral valve to function. Dysfunction of any of these component structures can lead to ...

Cardiac Dimensions has secured $53m in a Series E funding round to support its ongoing pivotal trial assessing the company’s ...

Mitral valve prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...

C Medical Technologies has closed its Series D financing round, raising gross proceeds of up to $175m. Led by Boston ...

Valve insufficiency or regurgitation happens more often in the mitral valve. When a valve leaks, the leaflets don’t close completely and some blood leaks backward rather than all of the blood flowing ...

The mitral valve is the most commonly repaired heart valve, but the aortic, pulmonic, and tricuspid valves may also undergo some of these repair techniques. If your valve can be repaired ...

Dr. C. Michael Gibson talks with Dr. Gregg Stone about the randomized trial of transcatheter mitral valve leaflet approximation in HF patients with secondary MR. COAPT: A Randomized Trial of ...

Cardiac Dimensions has about 70 employees globally: 40 in Kirkland, 10 throughout the United States, and 20 in Europe.

Total endoscopic repair of the mitral valve is now possible with the assistance of robotic technology, but the physiologic insult of cardiopulmonary bypass is still present. Catheter based ...