The procedure is not usually performed in older patients with severe MS because of the risk of causing severe mitral valve (MV) regurgitation. The upshot is these patients were often left ...

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 ...

When a heart valve isn’t working, the blood flows in the wrong direction, making your heart work harder and reducing blood flow to your body. Mitral and aortic valve disorders are the most ...

Cardiac Dimensions has secured $53m in a Series E funding round to support its ongoing pivotal trial assessing the company’s mitral valve repair device. The round was led by investment ...

While previous trials have led to questions surrounding the potential benefits of valve interventions in mitral or tricuspid regurgitation, a pair of trials presented recently demonstrate their ...

My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral valve prolapse. What is that? Should I be worried? A Mitral valve prolapse is a condition that interferes with the one-way flow ...

MONDAY, March, 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a medical breakthrough at Duke Health in Durham, a group of doctors performed the world's first living mitral valve replacement ... person's point of view.

even after successful valve surgery. This is according to a new study, "Mitral annular disjunction and mitral valve prolapse: long-term risk of ventricular arrhythmias after surgery" from ...

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW) today announced the company’s SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Corewell Health is being nationally recognized for excellence in heart valve repair. The hospital in Grand Rapids was awarded the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award.

"I would get exhausted and winded easier than before," he said. Through an ultrasound, doctors determined Beeston had mitral valve prolapse, a common heart disorder that affects around 7.8 million ...