Isolated absence of the opening click of the mitral disk-valve prosthesis was noted in six patients subsequently found to have suture disruption. Of five reoperated on, four survived.

The mitral valve controls the flow of blood from the heart’s left atrium down to the left ventricle, where it is pumped out to the body. When part of the valve doesn’t close properly, it’s called ...

In separate major multicenter trials, two novel valve systems proved effective in severe mitral valve diseases for which there are limited or no options.

Austin physicians are trying new ways to treat chronic heart conditions. Five cardiologists at Heart Hospital of Austin are ...

Ischemic mitral regurgitation is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. For surgical patients with moderate regurgitation, the benefits of adding mitral-valve repair to coronary-artery ...

The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium. A person’s ...

There are no exercise restrictions for people with mitral valve prolapse. However, they should avoid the same unhealthy lifestyle practices that apply to everyone, including eating non-nutritious food ...

Regulatory approval clears the path for Valtech to market its implantable mitral reconstruction device in European markets MR is a vastly underserved condition in which the mitral valve leaflets fail ...

David Daniels, M.D., an interventional cardiologist with Sutter West Bay Medical Group and structural heart section chief of Sutter's Advanced Heart & Vascular Service Line, presented results of the ...

In ENCIRCLE, TMVR was performed in very ill patients with symptomatic mitral valve disease unsuitable for surgery or ...

Click here for a full review of mitral regurgitation. Below is a brief summary. Mitral regurgitation is the abnormal backward flow of blood from the left ventricle (LV) to the left atrium (LA) due to ...

Serotonin can impact the mitral valve of the heart and potentially accelerate a cardiac condition known as degenerative mitral regurgitation, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia ...