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

to the left atrium (LA) due to disease of the mitral valve apparatus (primary MR) or due to dilation of the MV annulus from LA or LV disease (secondary MR). In chronic MR, the LV can adapt quite ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

ST. LOUIS – Dr. Sadoff, cardiothoracic surgeon with Prairie Cardiology discusses Mitral Valve Disease and how the disease ...

“Robotic surgery can provide patients a signficant treatment advantage for mitral valve disease and related cardiac conditions including atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease and complex ...

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 ...

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(8):1057-1063. Freedom from AF at 6 months Maze group 87.2% vs 9.4% control group 0.0001 Freedom from AF at 12 months Maze group 93.6% vs 9.4% control group 0. ...