In 11 the abnormality was not accompanied by significant cardiac disability. In three, severe mitral insufficiency required mitral valve replacement. Pathological examination of the excised mitral ...

10 patients) using kinematics of the mitral valve annulus from systole to diastole extrapolated from computed tomography angiography. Results: Simulations revealed high stress near the anterolateral ...

Total endoscopic repair of the mitral valve is now possible with the assistance of robotic technology, but the physiologic insult of cardiopulmonary bypass is still present. Catheter based ...

The Carillon system is made of nitinol. [Image courtesy of Cardiac Dimensions] Cardiac Dimensions announced today that it closed an oversubscribed Series E financing round worth $53 million.

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Conclusions: Atherosclerosis-like lesions in the aortic valve are prevalent in adults of all age groups, including young subjects aged 20–40 years, suggesting that the disease process leading to ...

Proceedings in the House of Lords have been disrupted after protesters and threw leaflets reading "No More Lords" and started shouting and singing. A group of around half a dozen people in the ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valve disease requiring surgical intervention in high-income countries.1 It is characterised by progressive thickening, fibrosis and calcification of the ...