Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mitral annulus calcification may be an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality and was more common among ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic ...

A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue ...

Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) is safe and effective for patients with mitral valve stenosis even in the presence of significant commissural calcification, according to a study published ...

Patients with mitral annulus calcification are at more than double the risk for mitral valve dysfunction, a study published June 1 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found. Researchers retrospectively ...

Transcatheter implantation of the Tendyne mitral valve replacement device for treatment of mitral regurgitation in patients at prohibitive surgical risk because of severe mitral annular calcification ...

The mechanisms leading to valve calcification were traditionally believed to be due to passive accumulation of hydroxyapatite mineral, but recent studies have shown active processes similar to those ...

Employing intravascular lithotripsy facilitated transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a patient with severe mitral annular and mitral valve leaflet calcification, according to a report on a ...

The Tendyne system replaces mitral valves that are not functioning properly due to a buildup of calcium in the base of the valves, known as severe mitral annular calcification (MAC) Tendyne offers a ...

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Abbott said Tuesday it received Food and Drug Administration approval for the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement system to treat calcium buildup in the ring that supports the heart valve.

i am 31, female. I have been diagnosed with Mitral Valve plolapse due to calcification. I was so stunned and did not ask many questions. What is this condition and what can i expect from the future?