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

All were considered to have rheumatic valvular disease except for 1 patient with mitral regurgitation secondary to ruptured chordae tendinae. Aortic-valve disease severe enough to require ...

"Erythema migrans, a rash with a great ability to spread through the skin, is a hallmark of Lyme disease, a serious bacterial ...

Mitral valve disease is most commonly a disease of aging in dogs, with the valve gradually deteriorating over time. The exact cause of this degeneration is not entirely understood, but genetics ...

Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...

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.

MR occurs either due to disease involving the mitral valve apparatus, known as primary MR (or “organic” MR), or due to dilation of the mitral valve annulus associated with impaired left ...

The area of a normal mitral valve is 4 to 6 cm 2. This area is sufficient to allow a great deal of blood to flow from the left atrium (LA) to the left ventricle. When any disease process decreases ...

Members of the team spoke with the News about their experiences performing the BATMAN procedure and its future implications.

The global heart valve frame market is poised for significant growth over the coming years, driven by factors such as increasing prevalence of cardiovascular ...