For patients suffering from severe heart disease, the thought of getting an open bypass surgery may be terrifying—and it’s ...

The NHS undertakes around 2,200 mitral valve repair operations each year. Here, we speak to a surgeon about the procedure. The chief symptom of mitral valve dysfunction is breathlessness and ...

Lauren Gray is a New York-based writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience covering health, wellness, ...

But after months in orbit, the station's commander Ms Williams had to tackle some overdue repair work along with NASA's Nick Hague. They emerged as the orbiting lab sailed 260 miles (420km ...

However, there are key differences in the studies that make a 1:1 comparison difficult. For one, the patients in the RESHAPE-HF2 trial had less severe mitral valve regurgitation than did those in the ...

Based on the results from the MATTERHORN (A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study to Assess Mitral Valve Reconstruction for Advanced Insufficiency of Functional or Ischemic Origin), transcatheter ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased mortality and morbidity and this is also the case in patients in whom AF persists postoperatively.

Every step, from diagnosing issues to reassembling and testing, is carried out with precision. This content takes you inside the repair process, showcasing the expertise required to keep truck air ...

4 The MITHRAS trial (Closure of Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defects Following Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair) is an investigator-initiated, single-center, randomized, open-label trial conducted at the ...

The emergent need in finding a treatment for patients with tricuspid regurgitation deemed for surgery options have encouraged the development of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions ... 4 The ...