The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Sapien M3 system for transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) for use in patients with symptomatic moderate-to-severe mitral ...

Improvements in medical therapy, carotid-artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy call into question the preferred management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Whether adding revascularization to ...

Dear Doctors: I’ve been getting dizzy when I exercise or even stand up too fast. I got sent to a cardiologist who says it’s mitral valve stenosis. He thinks I’m a good candidate for a catheter repair ...

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Abbott’s MitraClip implant just got a new sibling. The FDA has approved the company’s Tendyne system, as a minimally invasive heart replacement for patients with mitral valve disease that would ...

Edwards Lifesciences has been awarded CE mark for the Sapien M3 mitral valve replacement system. The approval is for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted breakthrough device designation to AccurKardia’s AI-powered aortic valve stenosis screening ...

Doctors have been listening to the sounds our bodies make for years. Before the invention of stethoscopes, they simply put their ears to their patients' chests or abdomens. The technical term for this ...

Symptoms of mitral valve prolapse may cause or increase anxiety for some people. Stress and anxiety may contribute to the development of heart problems but aren’t a common cause of mitral valve ...