The first-of-its-kind Edwards Lifesciences Sapien M3 TMVR system uses a nitinol dock to anchor the replacement valve in the patient's heart.

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

In an interview with Medical Design & Outsourcing, Wypych discussed how the Carillon Mitral Contour System works, how it was developed, and how it’s manufactured. The Carillon system uses a ...

The Highlife transcatheter mitral valve replacement system. [Image from the company’s website] HighLife announced that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its trans-septal mitral ...

A leaky heart valve occurs when a heart valve doesn’t close properly, allowing blood to flow backward. During pregnancy, this condition can affect circulation and increase strain on your heart.

and marked coronary arteriosclerosis. The aortic leaflets were flexible and no calcium was seen, but the valves were fused along adjacent cusps. The mitral valve was normal. Comment. The squeaking ...

Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of measuring the ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated 10 percent of adults over the age of 75 have the most common type of leaky heart valve, known as mitral valve regurgitation, which occurs when the mitral ...

Patients enrolled at 28 U.S. sites between 2018 and 2024 with moderate-to-severe or severe symptomatic aortic regurgitation underwent TAVR with the JenaValve Trilogy transcatheter heart valve. Total ...

There are two categories of awards given out, the Gold Awards and the D&I (Design & innovation) Awards. From wild “Booster cranks” to hidden valves to quick release pedals, some really neat products ...

Introduction: The mitral valve annulus naturally adopts a saddle shape in systole, likely concentrating systolic stress on the commissures where fibrous trigones are located. This study hypothesized ...

Dr. Poppas: I'm Athena Pappas for CVN. I'm with Dr. Peter Block and we're talking about various approaches to percutaneous mitral valve repair. Peter, there are various types of valve pathology ...