of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet segments to float backwards into the upper heart ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. The condition is more common in women and younger patients ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery.

Andy Barr's wife, Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr, died suddenly at their Lexington home on Tuesday night as a result of a heart condition called mitral valve prolapse. Preliminary autopsy findings ...

between the A2 and P2 mitral valve leaflet segments has been done successfully. Clinical trial data regarding clinical outcoumes is very limited for these procedures.

Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral ...

The first-of-its-kind Edwards Lifesciences Sapien M3 TMVR system uses a nitinol dock to anchor the replacement valve in the patient's heart.

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as ...

The mitral valve structure is complex. The anterior and posterior leaflets have been anatomically separated into 3 segments each (A1, A2, A3 and P1, P2, P3).

even after successful valve surgery. This is according to a new study, "Mitral annular disjunction and mitral valve prolapse: ...