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 ...

It becomes stiff and calcified (like a bony structure) that restricts its movements The most common causes of aortic stenosis are degenerative aortic valve disease, bicuspid aortic valve disease ...

The MitraClip was then adjusted perpendicular to the mitral valve and advanced into the left ventricle ... other mechanisms were not included in the analysis; 6 patients with degenerative MR, 4 with ...

A 21-year-old New York man who has spent much of his life battling sicken cell anemia has now been declared disease free thanks to a breakthrough gene therapy at Cohen Children's Medical Center.

Is there a link between age-related macular degeneration and Alzheimer's disease? Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is a common eye condition and also a leading cause of vision loss among ...

Functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) associated with degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR ... For patients who underwent mitral valve surgery, post-operative survival rates were similar between ...

HealthDay News — In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three young girls ...

Aortic valve stenosis, or AVS, is a life-threatening disease in which the heart’s aortic valve stiffens, impeding blood flow. This forces the heart to work harder to pump blood and increases the ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females. A study led by bioengineers at the University of ...