Foldax has revealed one-year outcomes from the India Clinical Trial of the TRIA mitral valve. Presented at the Cardiovascular ...

Mitral valve replacement. If your mitral valve can’t be repaired, it will need to be replaced. Your new valve will be either: Mechanical, or made of carbon and steel, which typically lasts 20-30 ...

Isaac George discusses the one-year clinical results of the novel polymeric leaflet TRIA valve for patients undergoing ...

Mitral regurgitation describes when the mitral valve allows blood to flow back into a person's left atrium. Learn more about its symptoms and treatment here.

The new technology seems promising for patients with severe calcific mitral stenosis who cannot undergo surgery or TAVR, but more studies are needed. News & Perspective Tools & Reference CME/CE More ...

During surgery to repair mitral valve prolapse, we are able to perform “plastic surgery” on your own heart valve so that we do not need to replace it with an artificial valve. As seen in the figure ...

Raymond de Vieussens, who is credited with the first description of mitral stenosis in 1705,1 interpreted the hardening and narrowing of the mitral valve as indicating obstruction to blood flow. Ex ...

THE development of an elevation of the pulmonary vascular resistance is a common complication of severe mitral-valve disease, and this abnormality has been attributed to a combination of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Abbott's Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system for individuals with mitral valve disease. This device ...

Mitral valve stenosis – the narrowing of a valve opening; Mitral valve prolapse – the valve flaps are too floppy or stretchy; Most patients are able to resume their previous activities within ...

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 ...

Mitral valve prolapse causes no problems for most people, so treatment is usually not needed. People who develop severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse often can benefit from ...