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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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open commissurotomy and mitral valve replacement. This similar to PBMV in that the mitral valve is not directly visualized, and a balloon is used to dilate the stenotic mitral valve. The criteria ...

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 ...