Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required ... a minimally invasive approach has consistently been show in scientific reports to be associated with ...

The goal of heart valve surgery is to repair or replace a malfunctioning heart ... Valvular insufficiency or leakage happens more often in the mitral valve than in other heart valves. When a valve ...

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

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.

Considering taking supplements to treat mitral valve prolapse? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse. Follow the links to read ...

Dr. Rakesh Suri, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Corewell Health, shares details about a groundbreaking robotic mitral valve ...

Cedars-Sinai shared the story of a Hollywood writer who kept his appointment for mitral valve surgery right after escaping ... MobiusHD device continued to show promise at 24 months in a pilot ...

The mitral valve, so named because of its similarity ... The chest radiograph will show left atrial enlargement. This finding is often referred to as a “double density.” Elevation of the ...

CoreMedic announced that it picked up new funding in a Series B extension to support its transcatheter mitral valve repair ...

"Our findings show that edoxaban could help prevent blood clots and stroke as effectively as warfarin, indicating it is a viable post-surgery ... valve replacement at the aortic and/or mitral ...