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 ...

For Heart Month, Lynne Currie, the Baptist Heart Valve Coordinator, explained what Mitral Valve Regurgitation is, and what ...

Dr. Rakesh Suri, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Corewell Health, shares details about a groundbreaking robotic mitral valve ...

CoreMedic announced that it picked up new funding in a Series B extension to support its transcatheter mitral valve repair ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

The goal of heart valve surgery is to repair or replace a malfunctioning heart valve to ... one has strong flaps called “leaflets” that control blood flow. Leaflets open to let blood move through the ...

Therefore, it was determined that a transcatheter mitral valve repair using the Mitraclip procedure was necessary. This is considered as a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery for such ...

In the years before open-heart surgery ... and had two previous attempts at mitral-valve repair. The operation was easier than in the animal laboratory, and she was returned to a converted ...

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

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

The Heart Valve Devices Market is driven by advancements in aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valve technologies. It ...

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