Many patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation are not suitable candidates for surgery or transcatheter repair. For transcatheter mitral valve replacement, a common contraindication is the ...

Abstract: Minimally invasive mitral valve repair offers significant advantages over traditional open-heart surgery, yet it remains a complex procedure that exposes both patients and medical staff to ...

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

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

Dr Rajneesh Kapoor highlights the evolution of structural heart disease treatments, exploring the impact of transcatheter ...

The fact is, I’ve never been a smoker. Progress and miracles of modern medicine, an active lifestyle, a positive attitude and ...

Valve dysfunction was also associated with an increased risk for death and hospitalization, regardless of replacement therapy ... and those who underwent surgery. They formed a cohort of 5606 ...

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.

Laplace has raised $22m in a Series C financing round to support the completion of EFS of transcatheter tricuspid valve technology.

Imagine receiving a diagnosis that changes your life in an instant: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that can strike without warning, claiming thousands of lives annually .

A GoFundMe page was created to raise money for the family of a Portuguese man who collapsed at work and is now facing a long ...