The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium. A person’s ...

David Daniels, M.D., an interventional cardiologist with Sutter West Bay Medical Group and structural heart section chief of Sutter's Advanced Heart & Vascular Service Line, presented results of the ...

The study, published in the March 3, 2005 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, found that patients with an effective regurgitant orifice of 40 mm 2 or more have a significantly increased risk ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are two conditions involving backward leakage of blood through a heart valve when a ventricle contracts. People may experience either or both ...

Bristol Vet Specialists has launched a new surgical procedure for dogs with mitral valve disease (MVD). The procedure, called ...

Doctors classify mitral valve regurgitation into four progressive stages. Symptoms typically don’t appear until the final stages but monitoring and treatment in earlier stages may help slow ...

A keyhole surgery procedure for mitral valve disease has been rolled out across the NHS this week after a decade-long delay due to funding struggles. The procedure, trans-catheter edge-to-edge repair ...

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 ...

The mitral valve controls the flow of blood from the heart’s left atrium down to the left ventricle, where it is pumped out to the body. When part of the valve doesn’t close properly, it’s called ...

Medical device startup CardioMech announced this week that it has raised $13 million in new capital, bringing its total funding to $42 million. With the fresh funds, the company hopes to advance the ...