Groundbreaking heart valve device developed in Tulsa gives hope to those ineligible for traditional heart surgeries—discover ...

When a heart valve isn’t working, the blood flows in the wrong direction, making your heart work harder and reducing blood flow to your body. Mitral and aortic valve disorders are the most ...

A 68-year-old female with rheumatic mitral stenosis who underwent mitral valve replacement (Carbomedics 29-mm bileaflet valve) required reoperation for bleeding. She developed fever (38.5°C) on ...

Mitral-Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa (MAIVF): The fibrous structure connecting the anterior mitral leaflet and the aortic valve, which may develop pseudoaneurysms following infection or surgical ...

The heart’s four valves – the mitral, aortic, pulmonary, and tricuspid – open and close to move blood around the body. If a valve becomes damaged or stretched, it can also become leaky.

Heart problems, including aortic aneurysm and mitral valve prolapse Skeletal problems, including scoliosis, back pain, and foot pain Marfan Syndrome Features People with Marfan syndrome are usually ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Abbott's Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system for individuals with mitral valve disease. This device ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Corewell Health is being nationally recognized for excellence in heart valve repair. The hospital in Grand Rapids was awarded the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award ...