Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is characterised by sterile vegetations ... function and suspicion of a small vegetation at the tip of the anterior mitral valve. Further investigation ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of ...

"The mitral valve is the valve that ... including requiring another valve replacement when she was five. "She came down with endocarditis at five years old, which is always a risk when you have ...

Despite launching almost six years ago, the Valve Index is still able to keep up with many of today’s PC VR headsets. Of course, there have been plenty of headsets since then, including cheaper ...

The minimally invasive procedure is designed to treat Mitral Regurgitation, a heart condition where the mitral valve does not close properly, causing blood to leak backwards into the heart. The ...

Based on the results from the MATTERHORN (A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study to Assess Mitral Valve Reconstruction for Advanced Insufficiency of Functional or Ischemic Origin), transcatheter ...

However, there are key differences in the studies that make a 1:1 comparison difficult. For one, the patients in the RESHAPE-HF2 trial had less severe mitral valve regurgitation than did those in the ...

Within a cohort of >600 000 individuals without prior mitral valve intervention, 5.9%–6.8% and 1.6%–1.7% of men and women, had moderate and severe MR. Like severe MR, at the time of investigation, ...

Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, along with your surgeon, will need to decide what type of replacement valve is best for you. There are several types of ...

When considering the application of emerging technologies for the treatment of significant MR, it is anticipated that these will be used among patients with advanced comorbidities, deemed unsuitable ...