The FDA gave the OK for the North Chicago-based medical device maker's Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement.

Location Between the right atrium and the ... Another name for the bicuspid valve is the mitral valve. The pulmonary valve sits between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.

The system is available for patients whose mitral valves are not working properly due to severe mitral annular calcification.

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it received FDA approval for its Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR ...

The approval is tightly defined: the system will be for patients ineligible for surgery and with anatomy unfavorable for TEER ...

If the mitral valve appears abnormal, the doctor may suggest a TEE, or transesophageal echocardiogram. This is an ultrasound done through the patient’s throat. Due to the location of the mitral ...

The Tendyne system is designated for those who are at high risk for traditional open-heart surgery. It helps with those with ...

the severity of which is related to the location and number of chordae tendineae involved 1 as well as the presence of prior disease of the mitral valve itself. Although active bacterial ...

is one of the most common types of heart valve disease.The mitral valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. It closes tightly when the heart contracts to prevent ...

Mitral valve repair is one of the most challenging heart operations. Murphy said this is because the valve is located in the middle of the heart and has a very complex function. "Many things can ...

ST. LOUIS — Dr. Scally, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Prairie Cardiovascular in O’Fallon, Illinois, explains mitral valve disease, a condition that affects the mitral valve, which controls ...

Cardiac Dimensions has secured $53m in a Series E funding round to support its ongoing pivotal trial assessing the company’s mitral valve repair device. The round was led by investment ...