Edwards Lifesciences has received CE marking for its transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement system, setting up ...

The replacement system is launching into markets already served by repair devices, namely Edwards’ Pascal and Abbott’s ...

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: Coronary Sinus Annuloplasty Devices Coronary sinus techniques for mitral repair have been conducted with disappointing results due to anatomical incongruities ...

The MitraClip is a single-size clip device that has been used to treat patients with functional, mixed and degenerative MR. The Clip has a dual arm structure, with grippers above the arms to ...

The first-of-its-kind Edwards Lifesciences Sapien M3 TMVR system uses a nitinol dock to anchor the replacement valve in the patient's heart.

Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral ...

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as ...

(Otto CM, et al. Circulation;2020;55d-e(e126).) Mitral valve replacement decreases symptoms of mitral regurgitation; however, data are lacking regarding a survival benefit compared with the ...

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 prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...