Investigators saw more deaths in patients with severe TR after repeat mitral valve procedures; what to do about it is unclear ...

Degenerative mitral valve disease is common. Up to a quarter of patients with degenerative mitral valve disease may be asymptomatic despite having severe valve regurgitation. Current guideline ...

Background: Limited data exists describing Impella-related mechanical mitral valve complications. Diagnosis and management can be challenging due to potential underestimation of mitral regurgitation ...

Background: In advanced severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (asDMR, i.e., C2 to D stage DMR), an overt deterioration of the mitral valve (MV) apparatus and left ventricular (LV) enlargement are ...

When you go to a specialized physician you haven’t met before, you assume he’ll be competent and rational when deciding your ...

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 ...

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

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.

The randomized trial will use Tempus’ platform to find patients who are eligible for interventions such as TAVR but do not ...

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement is superior to medical therapy alone for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, according to a study published ...

Echocardiography showed dilatation and severe dysfunction of the left ventricle in all and mitral regurgitation in six. In six patients the echocardiographic pattern resembled myocardial infarction.

Mitral valve repair (MVRepair) has become the procedure of choice to correct severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), due to its documented superiority to valve replacement regarding long-term ...