Edwards Lifesciences has received CE marking for its transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement system, setting up ...

The typical normal adult mitral valve area is between 4 and 5 cm 2. (Hurst’s The Heart;Chapter 50, 12a.) This area allows the normal stroke volume to flow from the left atrium (LA) to the left ...

Oxygenated blood passes through the mitral valve from the left atrium to the left ventricle. Problems with the mitral valve can lead to LAE. Usually, the mitral valve only flows one way ...

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is present in 30-40% of patients presenting for mitral valve surgery. In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased ...

left ventricular systolic function, presence or absence of atrial fibrillation, clinical judgement and patient preference. According to the 2020 ACC/AHA Guidelines, mitral valve surgery (repair ...

Kolkata: At least four patients with blood leakage from the mitral valve underwent treatment using a new technique in a city ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. The condition is more common in women and younger patients ...