Cardiology experts from UCSF Health presented new research and clinical findings at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 74th Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Chicago, March 29-31.

Severe mitral regurgitation (MR ... echo database identified 1189 patients with adjudicated severe aortic stenosis (aortic valve area ≤1.0 cm 2), low transaortic gradients (mean gradient <40 mm Hg), ...

Edwards Lifesciences EW has announced one-year, real-world data on its SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA valve ... stenosis. Additionally, new evidence was presented on Edwards’ portfolio of transcatheter ...

A supravalvular mitral membrane can lead to haemodynamic consequences similar to valvular mitral stenosis, which include an increase ... mitral membrane with mildly raised gradients across the valve, ...

The replacement system is launching into markets already served by repair devices, namely Edwards’ Pascal and Abbott’s ...

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 ...

The mitral valve was normal. Comment. The squeaking quality in a predominantly apical murmur led to a diagnosis of aortic stenosis in addition to coronary and hypertensive heart disease.

Medtronic has reported late-breaking data from the randomised Evolut Low Risk Trial’s five-year outcomes of the Evolut ...

†High patient compliance after training. ‡Likely to be preferred for frail patients. Adapted from [34].