An 85-year-old patient was able to benefit from the expertise of a team from the CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS, led by Dr.

By Bryan Laprise Local Journalism Initiative  After multiple hours of preparation and arduous teamwork, a team led by ...

Mitral valve disease is when the heart’s mitral valve stops functioning correctly. This can lead to blood not flowing around the body correctly and cause several health complications.

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common heart condition that rarely causes serious health problems. It develops when a lax valve in the heart doesn't close properly, causing blood to leak backward ...

Mitral valve stenosis (MVS) is a form of valvular heart disease that can occur when the mitral valve opening becomes narrow, stiff, and unable to fully open to allow the blood to flow through.

Abbott announced its transcatheter mitral valve replacement system has received a breakthrough device designation from the FDA.As a result of the designation, the application for approval of the ...

Pi-Cardia Ltd., a global leader in the development of non-implant, catheter-based solutions for treating heart valves, announced today a successful First-In-Human treatment of the mitral valve ...

What are the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse? Most of the time, people have MVP and don’t even realize it, says Frank Morris, M.D., a cardiologist at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center.

It's a common misunderstanding that mitral valve replacement is more durable than repair, noted Chikwe, who is the chair of cardiac surgery at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Compared ...

A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to mitral regurgitation are increasing in the United States since 2012, after a continuous decline for 14 years. A new study ...

Mitral valve stenosis is a narrowing of the mitral valve, often due to rheumatic fever. It causes breathlessness, chest pain, palpitations, and hoarseness, and may require medication or surgery ...