Although balloon valvuloplasty is an accepted treatment for symptomatic moderate mitral stenosis, patients with asymptomatic disease are often managed with ‘watchful waiting’ alone. A new study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with symptomatic moderate or severe rheumatic mitral stenosis before pregnancy had an increased risk for ...

Operators are excited about a device that avoids transapical access, a limitation of other systems, says Gilbert Tang.

April 4, 2012 (Vancouver, British Columbia and Quebec City, Quebec) — Moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is relatively common in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation ...

Results from the PREVUE-VALVE study suggest that there are currently at least 4.7 million people aged 65–85 living with ...

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

Reviewed were the records of 81 patients under supervision in the same cardiac clinic since childhood, including 35 who died during the period of observation. Most of the patients were examined and ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter mitral valve repair improved clinical outcomes in patients with HF across all quartiles of mitral ...

Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors (HLSs) have an elevated risk for cardiovascular diseases that appear several years after radiotherapy. This study examined the time-dependent development and evolution of ...