LVOT-sparing device designed for broader applicability of transcatheter mitral valve repla ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who underwent transcatheter mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation, 93% of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 30 days, a group of 15 patients who underwent transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement for ...

Shortness of breath Fatigue, Palpitations Breathing difficulty when lying down (called Orthopnea). During clinical examination, a physician will be able to identify signs of pulmonary edema and heart ...

For high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR), insertion of the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR; Abbott) using a cardiac transapical approach ...

An early feasibility study found the AltaValve transcatheter mitral valve replacement system maintained significant improvements in patients with severe mitral regurgitation at one year, with most ...

Patients with severe mitral regurgitation, a condition in which the heart’s mitral valve does not close and seal properly, have a new, minimally invasive treatment option. The MitraClip system is a ...

Almost 20 years’ worth of follow-up in an international registry shows that patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation who underwent mitral valve (MV) repair had better survival, fewer ...

How to navigate the likelihood ratios for mitral regurgitation presented by the physical exam, particularly auscultation, are the focus of this episode of AP Cardiology with host Andrew Perry, MD, ...

Surgery is thought to be life-saving for people who have ischemic mitral regurgitation, but it is unknown whether surgical repair or surgical replacement of the mitral valve is the better procedure.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—Moderate or severe mitral regurgitation present before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and moderate to severe paravalvular aortic regurgitation after the procedure ...

Background A 67-year-old man was admitted to a coronary care unit for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with complicating acute heart failure. Severe mitral regurgitation was detected by ...