is present in 30-40% of patients presenting for mitral valve surgery. In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased mortality and morbidity and ...

Out-of-hospital mortality before 30 days was 1.2%, with roughly two-thirds of these patients dying from cardiovascular causes.

Capstan Medical, a startup focused on robotic-assisted mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, recently completed its first ...

Yale operates first the BATMAN procedure in CT, a less invasive heart treatment offering faster recovery and new hope for ...

The Duke team performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, a type of partial heart transplant, which Duke ...

Doctors told the family that Margaret’s mitral valve had holes ... the doctor said you really need a new valve, there was almost no way they could repair it.” When Kensley Frizzell, now ...

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and can lead to a domino effect of life-saving procedures.

At first disturbing, the life-long artist says she transformed the images in her mind to something more peaceful.

Capstan Medical’s robot platform has been used for the first in-human robotic assisted transcatheter mitral valve replacement procedures, confirming the company’s ... especially for patients who ...

Since reaching his 100th birthday, a lot of folks have asked Palm Beach’s Si Liberman for his secret to a long life. Here, he ...