The most common etiologies of mitral regurgitation (MR) include degenerative and functional pathologies. MitraClip® (Abbott Vascular, CA, USA), a new device for transcatheter mitral valve repair ...

The replacement system is launching into markets already served by repair devices, namely Edwards’ Pascal and Abbott’s ...

Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral valve, which is located between the left atrium and ...

The following is a summary of "Novel Right Ventricular Function Parameters Can Identify Short-Term Non-Responders To ...

COAPT and RESHAPE-HF trials underway to demonstrate the benefit of the therapy in high-risk patients with heart failure due to functional mitral regurgitation. These will compare MitraClip ...

If you have severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, doctors may recommend repair or replacement surgery. The tricuspid valve is one of four valves in your heart’s four chambers. It’s on the ...

A transcatheter aortic valve replacement system designed to treat aortic regurgitation exceeded its safety and performance goals. A randomized controlled trial comparing TAVR with surgery is planned.

NORMAN — Watch as Oklahoma baseball coach Skip Johnson speaks with the media following the Sooners 14-0 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Johnson was pleased with the ...

They then shut tightly until the next heartbeat. If you have aortic regurgitation, the flaps around your aortic valve — the valve that pumps blood to your heart — don’t close fully.