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 ...

Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P. R. China Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P. R. China Department of ...

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 ...

Many patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation are not suitable candidates for surgery or transcatheter repair. For transcatheter mitral valve replacement, a common contraindication is the ...

Abstract: Transcatheter mitral valve procedures have transformed the treatment of mitral regurgitation and stenosis by providing less invasive alternatives to conventional open-heart surgery. However, ...

17,18 In this regard, the goals of transcatheter therapy should be measured not only in terms ... When considering the complexity of the mitral valve apparatus, it is useful to classify the ...