Mitral valve prolapse causes no problems for most people, so treatment is usually not needed. People who develop severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse often can benefit from ...

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 ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively.

The mitral valve, so named because of its similarity to a bishop’s miter, has five important structural elements: 1) the mitral annulus, 2) the mitral valve leaflets, 3) the commissures, 4 ...

Mitral and aortic valve disorders are the most common valve diseases in the U.S. Some can be congenital, such as bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse, while others are degenerative and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Abbott's Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system for individuals with mitral valve disease. This device ...

Cardiac Dimensions has secured $53m in a Series E funding round to support its ongoing pivotal trial assessing the company’s mitral valve repair device. The round was led by investment ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common disease, traditionally treated with valve repair or replacement using open cardiac surgery. The most common etiologies of mitral regurgitation (MR ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Mitral valve technology developers were urged to go back to the drawing board due to current-generation devices not meeting the needs of enough patients with mitral regurgitation ...

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as the world’s first transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement ...

Mitral valve replacement. If your mitral valve can’t be repaired, it will need to be replaced. Your new valve will be either: Mechanical, or made of carbon and steel, which typically lasts 20-30 ...