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

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.

Mitral valve replacement surgery is a procedure explain about the replacement of diseased mitral valve with a new mechanical or tissue valve.

Isolated mitral valve disease is repaired using the minimally invasive method, where the heart is exposed by a 2-3 inch incision on the right chest or middle of the sternum. The procedure can also ...

The mitral valve controls blood flow between the heart's left atrium and ventricle. When structural changes affect the atrium ...

Doctors at Jaipur's Rajasthan Hospital have successfully performed India's first electrosurgical valve-in-valve mitral procedure on a 74-year-old woman from Srinagar. The patient previously underwent ...

For the first time in India, doctors at Jaipur's Rajasthan Hospital (RHL) have successfully performed the country's first electrosurgical valve-in-valve mitral procedure, officials said on Wednesday.

Mitral valve replacement is where an artificial prosthetic valve (bioprosthetic or mechanical) is inserted by open heart surgery. It is most commonly done for severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation ...

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 ...