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 ...

Mitral valve repair is favored over replacement in ... Whether repair is open, minimally invasive or catheter-based, imaging is critical for patient selection and assessment of valve pathology.

Mitral valve prolapse occurs ... but recovery from heart valve surgery can take several months until you feel fully recovered. Rosengart TK, Feldman T, Borger MA, et al. Percutaneous and minimally ...

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MICS-AVR) techniques have gained popularity in recent years as alternatives to traditional open-heart surgery. These techniques aim to reduce the ...

Mitral valves are also commonly repaired ... Alternative options include minimally invasive valve replacement surgeries and ...

The Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award reflects the expanded options offered by UCLA to patients with mitral valve disease, including the use of minimally invasive robotic approaches and ...

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

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A minimally invasive catheter-based technique procedure to replace a damaged aortic valve. Mitral Edge-to-Edge Repair Techniques: Minimally invasive ...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth's cardiology team is the first in the state to perform transcatheter pulmonary valve therapy using Medtronic's Harmony technology, Arizona Digital Free Press ...

Total endoscopic repair of the mitral valve is now possible with the assistance of robotic technology, but the physiologic insult of cardiopulmonary bypass is still present. Catheter based ...