Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

The advanced mini thoracotomy procedure involves making a small incision on the side of the chest to access the heart valve by navigating through the ribs with specialized endoscopic instruments ...

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.

The goal of heart valve surgery is to repair or replace a malfunctioning heart valve to ... Valvular insufficiency or leakage happens more often in the mitral valve than in other heart valves. When a ...