Background The optimal surgical strategy for mitral valve (MV) infective endocarditis (IE) remains uncertain. Although valve ...

The first RCT to compare valve-in-valve vs redo surgery reassures, especially for regions where rheumatic valve disease is prevalent.

The largest study to examine outcomes for patients treated outside a clinical trial setting with a minimally invasive procedure to repair a poorly functioning mitral valve in the heart found that the ...

Early feasibility data from two studies of valve replacement presented at TCT 2021 show promise for novel transcatheter devices for mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. The Intrepid (Medtronic) ...

Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement had a more than threefold higher 10-year rate of infective endocarditis than those at moderate risk for the disease, whereas undergoing mitral valve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who underwent transcatheter mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation, 93% of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Employing intravascular lithotripsy facilitated transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a patient with severe ...

LONDON — Opinions about the relative value of interventions to control mitral regurgitation secondary to heart failure might be altered by two large randomized trials. The RESHAPE-HF2 trial showed ...

Research, along with guidelines from the American Heart Association® (AHA), indicates that patients who have primary mitral regurgitation would benefit from mitral valve repair rather than replacement ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers report similar outcomes for two types of heart surgery for mitral valve repair. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images A new study is the first randomized clinical trial to ...

KingstronBio announced today that it completed the first implant of its ProStyle M transcatheter mitral valve replacement ...

This story was originally published on MedTech Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily MedTech Dive newsletter. Capstan Medical says it has notched a first in the ...