People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful ...

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as the world’s first transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement ...

Nitinol is commonly used in replacement heart valve frames, but that’s not how the new Edwards Lifesciences Sapien M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system uses nitinol’s shape memory ...

The Clip has a dual arm structure, with grippers above the arms to assist with capture of the mitral valve leaflets and their approximation while the heart is beating. Table 1 highlights key ...

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: Coronary Sinus Annuloplasty Devices Coronary sinus techniques for mitral repair have been conducted with disappointing results due to anatomical incongruities ...

Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral ...

by Dr Wern Yew Ding, Dr Unni Krishnan and Dr Robert Cooper ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW) today announced the company’s SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of ...

The Cardiac Dimensions Carillon Mitral Contour System is a minimally invasive treatment for mitral valve regurgitation that would not be possible without nitinol and advanced catheter technology.