Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

Cardiac Dimensions, a Kirkland, Wash., company with a technology to treat heart valve malfunction, has raised $53 million ...

In rheumatic heart disease, an autoimmune attack on the mitral valve produces thickening of the valve leaflets. The mitral valve is often described as having a "fish-mouth" appearance. Whether the ...

Considering taking supplements to treat mitral valve prolapse? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse. Follow the links to read ...

Thermal energy has been utilized to shrink collagen tissue within the annulus, leaflet and chordal apparatus of the mitral valve. [20] Early animal work has demonstrated that naturally occurring ...

Inspection of the jugular venous pulsations may reveal a prominent A wave due to vigorous atrial contraction of a prominent V wave due to tricuspid regurgitation that develops from pulmonary ...

Boston Scientific has led a $175 million funding round for the mitral valve developer 4C Medical, which is currently working on an international pivotal study. The series D proceeds represent a ...

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 ...