In some cases, these valves can be repaired. In many cases, the valve must be replaced. While narrowing of either the aortic or mitral valve typically requires valve replacement (with a manufactured ...

A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival ...

In addition, before the development of prosthetic mitral-valve replacement, pure or predominant mitral regurgitation could not consistently be relieved by operation, and although it was clear that ...

The anatomic characteristics of the mitral valve in 70–80% of these patients ... group of patients most commonly receiving MitraClip repair, at least in Europe. This may be replicated in the ...

Mitral valves are also commonly ... it into the heart via a blood vessel. The choice of valve (mechanical vs. bioprosthetic) ...