Dr. Moby Rehman is a U.K.-board certified cardiothoracic surgeon with a special interest in mitral valve repair, minimally ...

The device has evolved from one aimed at just functional MR to a broader HF therapy. EMPOWER will provide more insights.

High-volume centres achieve excellent long-term survival and low reoperation rates in mitral valve repair—key findings ...

Anyone who meets Katie Eddington would likely consider her the picture of optimal health. When she studied sports medicine at ...

Overall, Edwards enjoys a great deal of financial flexibility that would allow for more substantial acquisitions, if those opportunities were to arise. Edwards Lifesciences has come to dominate ...

As tools become more precise and non-invasive, doctors are able to diagnose and treat heart conditions with greater accuracy ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

Valve thrombosis can occur in mechanical prosthetic valves and is increasingly recognised in transcatheter and surgically implanted bioprosthetic valves. The risk of thrombosis of mechanical valves is ...

Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, along with your surgeon, will need to decide what type of replacement valve is best for you. There are several types of ...

Within a cohort of >600 000 individuals without prior mitral valve intervention, 5.9%–6.8% and 1.6%–1.7% of men and women, had moderate and severe MR. Like severe MR, at the time of investigation, ...

Archana Puran Singh posted a new vlog on her prominent YouTube channel, which details her severe injuries. Archana tripped and shattered her wrist while filming a movie with Rajkummar Rao.