Slide and animation on ‘Mitral Valve Disease and Replacement’ describing the anatomy, function of the valve and its replacement with an artificial one. The procedure/surgery depicted in this video is ...

Abbott reported new study findings supporting the use of its Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system.

David Daniels, M.D., an interventional cardiologist with Sutter West Bay Medical Group and structural heart section chief of ...

In separate major multicenter trials, two novel valve systems proved effective in severe mitral valve diseases for which there are limited or no options.

NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes in a small single-arm study. Adults who received the Tria device for ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foldax®, Inc. today announced the successful first-in-human use of its biopolymer Tria™ heart valve in surgically replacing a diseased mitral valve. The first case was ...

There are no exercise restrictions for people with mitral valve prolapse. However, they should avoid the same unhealthy lifestyle practices that apply to everyone, including eating non-nutritious food ...

InnovHeart may not have grown three sizes in one day, but it’s gotten quite a boost from the recent close of its series C funding round. The Milan-based company makes transcatheter mitral valve ...

Cardiac Dimensions, a Kirkland, Wash., company with a technology to treat heart valve malfunction, has raised $53 million from investors. Its total funding is more than $200 million. Cardiac ...

Vibhu Parcha, M.D., a clinical research fellow in the UAB Division of Cardiovascular Disease, says this study was an extensive surveillance exercise at a national level to look into the implications ...