severe mitral annular calcification and prosthetic valve dysfunction. A list of known causes of LV inflow obstruction, including conditions that mimic mitral stenosis, is below. In rheumatic heart ...

The cause of this calcification is unknown. It is thought that mechanical stress on the valve over time causes structural changes predisposing it to calcification. Interestingly, diabetes ...

The pericardial leaflets undergo ThermaFix™ (Edwards Lifesciences, Inc.) treatment to prevent valve calcification ... approaches for the treatment of mitral regurgitation have been developed ...

The mitral valve was normal. Comment ... but it seems fairly certain that the slight calcification of the aortic valves accounted for the cardiac auscultatory findings. It is probable that ...

Chronic inflammation of the valve leaflets results in thickening, calcification and, ultimately, dysfunction. Frequently, rheumatic mitral stenosis or aortic valve disease is also present.

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

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.

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery.

Led by Boston Scientific, the funding will expedite the clinical development and commercialisation of 4C Medical’s ...

“With the potential for a product lifespan free from calcification ... that showed promising early results for its use in mitral valve repair 4. The study showed good, early valve-repair ...