We advocate for a combination of patient-specific and RV-focused metrics obtained from echocardiography and pulmonary artery (PA ... regurgitation; MR, mitral regurgitation; AR, aortic regurgitation; ...

CoreMedic announced that it picked up new funding in a Series B extension to support its transcatheter mitral valve repair ...

The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has performed the first successful MitraClip implants on three State-funded patients in the province.The minimally invasive procedure is ...

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PADUCAH — The American College of Cardiology has once again recognized Baptist Health Paducah for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients receiving transcatheter valve ...

Mitral valve prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required ... You typically may have several other tubes and catheters that are not painful and will remain in ...

Advanced diagnostic testing, such as cardiac MRI and CT scans, are performed on-site, and the hospital has multiple catheterization ... aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair.

In this patient, mitral valve thickening due to valvular tissue infiltration (resulting in moderate mitral regurgitation) was present, as was additional evidence of left ventricular diastolic ...