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

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 ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful ...

The MitraClip was then adjusted perpendicular to the mitral valve and advanced into the left ventricle ... other mechanisms were not included in the analysis; 6 patients with degenerative MR, 4 with ...

Functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) associated with degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR ... For patients who underwent mitral valve surgery, post-operative survival rates were similar between ...

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 ...

Aortic valve stenosis, or AVS, is a life-threatening disease in which the heart’s aortic valve stiffens, impeding blood flow. This forces the heart to work harder to pump blood and increases the ...

A recent study led by Wang reveals significant geographic variability in mitral valve repair versus replacement rates ... Surgeons at Suburban Hospital achieve repair rates exceeding 90% for ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females. A study led by bioengineers at the University of ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

Many patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation are not suitable candidates for surgery or transcatheter repair. For transcatheter mitral valve replacement ... absence of organic mitral ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.