Mitral valve disease is a condition that affects the mitral valve, causing blood to leak backward or flow too slowly, and can ...

Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is a common type of MR linked to high rates of heart failure, highlighting the need to understand its prognostic factors. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is ...

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Capstan Medical, a startup focused on robotic-assisted mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, recently completed its first ...

Affluent Medical announces several key appointments for Medical and Clinical affairs. Appointment of Dr. Howard C. Herrmann as strategic Chief Medical Officer for structural heart platform.

Yale operates first the BATMAN procedure in CT, a less invasive heart treatment offering faster recovery and new hope for ...

Buoyed by $110m in funding three months ago, Capstan Medical has reported the first-in-human cases with the mitral technology ...

"Today marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of structural heart therapy," Capstan Medical CEO Maggie Nixon said.

Capstan Medical announced its first in-human cardiac valve replacements using its catheter-based robotic surgical platform.

By slowing progression of the disease in the patient’s native aortic valve, ataciguat offers the potential for a once-in-a-lifetime procedure, because valves implanted in older people are less ...

LOUIS – Heart disease remains a leading cause of death ... discusses how coronary bypass surgery (CABG) and valve procedures help restore proper blood flow and heart function.

“Heart valve disease often goes undetected until it becomes serious, but early diagnosis can make all the difference,” said ...