Patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement (mini-MVR) have similar outcomes as patients undergoing conventional surgery and also experience shorter hospital stays and ...
In patients with a poorly functioning bioprosthetic mitral valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure to insert a new ...
A valve-in-valve procedure for dysfunctional bioprosthetic mitral valves had lower 1-year risk for death and stroke than redo ...
The first RCT to compare valve-in-valve vs redo surgery reassures, especially for regions where rheumatic valve disease is prevalent.
NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes in a small single-arm study. Adults who received the Tria device for ...
A team at Duke Health was able to perform the world’s first living mitral valve replacement (Photo: Duke Health) DURHAM, NC (WWAY) — A team at Duke Health was able to perform the world’s first living ...
When surgery is needed to correct residual or recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), chances are that the patient will need to have the valve replaced ...