Multiple societies endorsed the new appropriate-use criteria for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, cardiac ...

In addition, before the development of prosthetic mitral-valve replacement, pure or predominant mitral regurgitation could not consistently be relieved by operation, and although it was clear that ...

This prevents the valve from prolapsing into the left atrium. However, the AHA also notes that an individual will generally require surgery to treat their mitral regurgitation. This may involve a ...

A leaky mitral valve, or mitral valve regurgitation ... heart failure. Open-heart surgery is "usually the best solution for most valve conditions that cannot be managed with medication," according ...

Luca Tommassini, dancer, choreographer, and director, updated his fans on Instagram after the surgery he underwent: an ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons kicks off a fire response fund with a $100,000 donation. One surgeon called the upcoming ...

The first patient to undergo a mitral valve replacement in August ... “This led to an explosion of valve surgery, with OHSU as the mecca for this procedure, to which came patients as well ...

In 2023, UCLA received the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award ... Shemin, M.D., chief of the division of cardiac surgery and the Robert and Kelly Day chair in cardiothoracic surgery ...

The BATMAN (Basilica Technique with MitraClip for Anatomically Nonconforming) procedure is a novel transcatheter approach designed to treat severe mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients who are poor ...

Vietnam Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Market Key Takeaways: ...