Patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement (mini-MVR) have similar outcomes as patients undergoing conventional surgery and also experience shorter hospital stays and ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes in a small single-arm study. Adults who received the Tria device for ...

In patients with a poorly functioning bioprosthetic mitral valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure to insert a new ...

A team at Duke Health was able to perform the world’s first living mitral valve replacement (Photo: Duke Health) DURHAM, NC (WWAY) — A team at Duke Health was able to perform the world’s first living ...

When surgery is needed to correct residual or recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), chances are that the patient will need to have the valve replaced ...

A 61-year-old retired Assistant Social Work Officer, Hannah Ehebame, has appealed to Nigerians for urgent financial support to undergo a life-saving heart surgery estimated at N20.5 million.Ehebame, ...