There is disagreement among experts about the necessity for, and timing of, surgical intervention in patients with asymptomatic severe mitral valve regurgitation. This disparity is reflected in ...

Many patients with moderate to severe functional mitral regurgitation remain symptomatic despite receiving guideline-recommended therapy. New research findings on transcatheter mitral-valve repair ...

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The following auscultation revealed a systolic murmur in the cardiac apex. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated the presence of a left ventricular aneurysm and significant mitral valve ...

Medtronic announced the launch of its ALERT study, which aims to address racial, ethnic, gender and geographic disparities in ...

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Severe tricuspid regurgitation is associated with disabling symptoms and an increased risk of death. Data regarding outcomes after percutaneous transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement are needed.

for treating moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (MR). In MR, blood flows backwards through the mitral valve into the ...

For patients with symptomatic and severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR), tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) yields significant improvements in primary end points, according to a ...

For patients with symptomatic and severe or greater tricuspid regurgitation (TR), transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) plus optimal medical therapy (OMT) yields substantial improvement ...

Mitral valve prolapse is one of the most common causes of mitral regurgitation. If the leak is severe enough, a person may need surgery or a procedure to help the valve work as it should.