Repair of the tricuspid valve in severe tricuspid regurgitation when mitral valve surgery is planned (class I, level of evidence B). Tricuspid valve replacement or annuloplasty ring is reasonable ...

If you have severe mitral leakage even without symptoms, it’s important to see a physician who can diagnose the problem and help determine if the valve should be watched or repaired.

The pathological characteristics of degenerative mitral-valve disease are variable. Patients with Barlow's syndrome have diffuse, generalized thickening and billowing of the leaflets, whereas in ...

The reduction in the severity of mitral regurgitation to grade 1+ or less in the surgery group at 12 months was more common after valve replacement (8 of 8 patients, 100%) than after valve repair ...

The heart’s four valves – the mitral, aortic, pulmonary, and tricuspid – open and close to move blood around the body. If a valve becomes damaged or stretched, it can also become leaky.

The heart has four valves which control the flow of blood through the heart. As we age, our heart valves can become lined with calcium that cause flaps to thicken.

The mitral valve is one the four valves in the heart that act as one-way doors into and out of the four pumping chambers. These valves ensure that blood keeps flowing in the right direction.

Corewell Health was awarded the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award, one of only 24 centers in the country. Corewell Health is being nationally recognized for excellence in heart valve repair.

According to European guidelines, the gold standard for primary MR is mitral valve repair surgery if the patient is not at high or prohibitive risk (class I, level of evidence B), but TEER can be ...

Over 85 million individuals in the U.S. currently suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. A team of cardiologists at Swedish Medical Center are leading the way in a minimally-invasive ...

A durable non-animal tissue heart valve that may not require long-term anti-blood clotting medication could be transformative in providing new options for patients suffering from mitral valve ...