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 significantly increased opening pressure causes an opening snap to occur when the mitral valve leaflets suddenly tense and dome into the left ventricle. This high frequency sound is best heard ...

A 78-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation has successfully undergone the MitraClip procedure, marking a ...

February is Heart Month, an effort to raise awareness of heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women.

Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, yet there is ...

In the years before open-heart surgery ... a kennel full of healthy and happy dogs that had had mitral-valve replacements. He had patients in the hospital in the terminal stages of heart failure ...

Beyond surgical excellence, St. Elizabeth prioritizes a highly specialized and patient-focused approach to cardiac care.

Cardiovascular diseases or heart problems are still one of the leading causes of death across the globe, and these include such conditions as coronary artery diseases, hypertension, stroke, and ...

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 ...

Members of the team spoke with the News about their experiences performing the BATMAN procedure and its future implications.

The S1 sound is typically loud because the transmitral pressure gradient causes the mitral valve to remain fully open throughout diastole, closing only at the onset of systole. In far advanced ...