Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, yet there is ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

He had patients in the hospital in the terminal stages of heart failure with mitral-valve disease and urged us to change our plan to early human implantation. Our Professor of Surgery, J.

Aortic-valve disease severe enough to require definitive surgical treatment at the time of mitral-valve replacement was present in 1 patient with mitral regurgitation in whom both the mitral and ...

OPB has premiered a new documentary that traces the development of the world’s first successful artificial mitral ... Edwards valve was a revolutionary breakthrough in cardiac surgery, saving ...