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 ...

Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, yet there is ...

A 78-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation has successfully undergone the MitraClip procedure, marking a ...

Circulation. 2008 Apr 1;117(13):1750-67. Dang NC, Aboodi MS, Sakaguchi T, Wasserman HS, Argenziano M, Cosgrove DM, Rosengart TK, Feldman T, Block PC, Oz MC. Surgical revision after percutaneous mitral ...

In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased mortality and morbidity and this is also the case in patients in whom AF persists postoperatively.

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

Beyond surgical excellence, St. Elizabeth prioritizes a highly specialized and patient-focused approach to cardiac care.

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Nick and Janelle Foligno are both from Sudbury, and are national ambassadors for the Heart and Stroke Foundation's February ...

With growth in percutaneous fixes for the valve, surgeons at STS 2025 called for innovation, team-based care, and more data.

Mitral valve disease is most commonly a disease of aging in dogs, with the valve gradually deteriorating over time. The exact cause of this degeneration is not entirely understood, but genetics ...