The ultimate enabler of minimally invasive mitral surgery would be direct visualization of the functioning valve in the beating heart through the bloodstream. This may some day be feasible with ...

“The complexity of mitral valve pathology creates challenges for transcatheter therapies to treat effectively. The first in human experience with this innovative technology shows promise for patients ...

There is no information about mitral valve pathology, mechanism or regurgitation, or complexity of the repair. The fact that low-volume mitral surgeons achieved equivalent repair rates to higher ...

Average age was 67 years, and women accounted for 30% of the cohort. Transthoracic echocardiography showed that the vast majority of participants had severe MR and type II mitral valve pathology.

Can We Afford TAVR? Impact on US Hospitals and Health Systems: Lessons from PARTNER and Beyond Presenter: David Cohen June 13, 2013 More slides + Presentation TVT 2013 ...

“Our long national nightmare is almost over,” Stone said. COAPT results are anticipated for the fall of 2018. Meanwhile, three novel repair devices targeting the different aspects of mitral valve ...

The optimal treatment strategy for fluctuating MR is uncertain, but can include a combination of surgery, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and new mitral valve approaches Mitral regurgitation ...

Ten independent observers assessed the 6 three-dimensional data sets [which were previously transferred inside the I-Space environment] with and without mitral valve pathology.

Management of asymptomatic patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation is controversial—conservative surveillance and early mitral valve repair have both been advocated as reasonable ...

Advances in Mitral Valve Repair Curtis A Anderson; W Randolph Chitwood Jr Disclosures Future Cardiol. 2009;5 (5):511-516. Minimally Invasive Mitral Repair Partial Sternotomy ...