Abbott (NYSE: ABT) has reported new data supporting its Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system.

Mitral valve surgery is used to treat both primary and secondary MR. Surgery, whether mitral valve repair or replacement, has been the standard of care in treating patients with primary (degenerative) ...

Almost 20 years’ worth of follow-up in an international registry shows that patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation who underwent mitral valve (MV) repair had better survival, fewer ...

Patient will be placed under general anesthesia. An endotracheal tube will be inserted into the patient’s windpipe and connected to a ventilator to assist the patient’s breathing. Another probe will ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: Is minimally invasive heart surgery to repair a mitral valve a safer option than open-heart surgery? Is it common for a surgeon to have to switch to an open-heart procedure after ...

Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement had a more than threefold higher 10-year rate of infective endocarditis than those at moderate risk for the disease, whereas undergoing mitral valve ...

Dr. Robert Michler answers the question: 'Replacing Mitral Valve During Bypass?' — -- Question: I have a 'leaky' mitral valve. My doctor wants me to have my valve replaced while I am having my ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients who had mitral valve surgery but also tricuspid regurgitation or tricuspid annular dilation, ...

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) is ending its planned acquisition of JenaValve. The company is redirecting the capital that ...