Mitral valve regurgitation is a common disease, traditionally treated with ... The most common etiologies of mitral regurgitation (MR) include degenerative and functional pathologies.

—This retrospective case-control study found that patients with age-related macular degeneration had a higher prevalence of valvular heart disease and a higher likelihood of undergoing heart ...

Background Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is the most common age-dependent degenerative cardiovascular disease of the dog and an important valvulopathy in humans. It involves extra-cellular ...

Boxers also have a higher rate of hip dysplasia and degenerative myelopathy ... Among purebred dogs, this breed is particularly vulnerable to heart disease, with mitral valve disease being the leading ...

Cocker Spaniels have a higher risk of Mitral Valve Disease (MVD), a heart condition ... losing control of their hind legs—scary, right? Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is a progressive spinal cord ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful ...

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.’s Sapien M3 secured CE mark for its Sapien M3 mitral valve replacement system for transfemoral treatment of patients with mitral valve disease who are ineligible for surgery ...

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as the world’s first transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement ...

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 ...

The first-of-its-kind Edwards Lifesciences Sapien M3 TMVR system uses a nitinol dock to anchor the replacement valve in the patient's heart.

Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral ...