Background Although chest X-rays (CXRs) are widely used, diagnosing mitral stenosis (MS) based solely on CXR findings remains ...

Edwards Lifesciences announced today that its Sapien M3 mitral valve replacement system received FDA approval for mitral ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Sapien M3 system for transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) for use in patients with symptomatic moderate-to-severe mitral ...

AS a surgeon, it is my purpose to review the operative and late results in patients who have had valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis. In addition, I should like to review a few technical maneuvers that ...

The TMVR procedure with SAPIEN M3 involves dock and valve delivery via a percutaneous femoral vein guide sheath.

Most patients may not remember having Rheumatic Fever in their childhood. Doctors will be able to detect mitral stenosis on physical examination. Auscultation will show a loud first heart sound (S1) ...

Patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) who were left with high gradients after a MitraClip procedure were not inherently at a disadvantage in their subsequent clinical outcomes, according ...

Bioprosthetic valves lasts about 10-15 years. These are usually obtained from animals or human organ donors. Tissue valves seem to improve the patient’s hemodynamics, but tend to stiffen in 10-15 ...

Hello and greetings from Bronx, New York. This is Ronald Wharton. I am a cardiologist at Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. I thought I'd share with you something ...

A 71-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis was admitted because her clinical condition was deteriorating and she was exhibiting a significant increase in exertional dyspnea (NYHA ...

Transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement have reshaped how structural heart disease is treated, and the market is ...