Long-axis view on TEE. PML = posterior mitral leaflet, AML = anterior mitral leaflet (Photo Credit: Hannes Alessandrini) As MitraClip procedures continue to expand as an option for nonsurgical ...

SAN DIEGO — You don’t see a whole lot of senior citizens cruising around San Diego on inline skates, let alone setting racing records in national competitions. 78-year-old Roger Olson was making ...

SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Over 85 million individuals in the U.S. currently suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Among that number, those 75 years old and above are at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Operators who have performed more transcatheter mitral valve repairs (TMVRs) with the MitraClip (Abbott) are able to get better procedural results, according to data from the Society ...

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, home to the region’s only structural heart program, continues to bring innovative techniques for treating life-threatening heart disorders to patients in the Big Bend ...

SEATTLE, Wa. - After facing a life-threatening heart condition, Arlington Carter has only one thing on his mind right now: his next tee time. “I was out to the golf course this morning, swinging for ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Patients with HF with moderate to severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation who underwent ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Transcatheter and surgical mitral valve procedures alike demonstrated a learning curve in studies reported here that some said has implications for the organization of these services ...

Failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) with the MitraClip (Abbott) is relatively uncommon at high-volume centers but associated with a high ...

The FDA yesterday released a statement to healthcare providers regarding potential clip lock malfunctions with Abbott’s MitraClip Clip Delivery Systems. MitraClip is a heart valve repair device ...