In a major milestone for cardiac care in the coastal region, the cardiac surgery team at Yenepoya Medical College Hospital ...

A new clip helps older patients with mitral valve prolaspe and who are not strong enough for open surgery. The new minimally-invasive catheter-based procedure involves a half-inch long clip called the ...

Will promote innovative surgical techniques, advanced imaging, and breakthrough research to advance patient care and improve ...

The Mount Sinai Health System today announced the launch of the Adams Valve Institute, a new global center dedicated to ...

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Adams Valve Institute to expand care for patients with heart valve disease. The institute’s centers of excellence will provide treatment ...

Specific FBN1 variants are associated with an increased risk for severe mitral regurgitation and surgery in Marfan syndrome.

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

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

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

Background A 67-year-old man was admitted to a coronary care unit for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with complicating acute heart failure. Severe mitral regurgitation was detected by ...

This is a type 1 Kay-Shiley non-tilting disc valve, the most common type of Kay-Shiley valve. It has four vertical struts form two parallel bars made of Stellite, and the disc is made of a radiolucent ...