Interv Cardiol. 2014;6(6):557-567. Finally, the number of transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies has grown given the success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Commercially ...

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 ...

Peter C. Block, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Athena Poppas, M.D., F.A.C.C. While all patients had moderate (3+) to severe (4+) MR at baseline, 64% of patients discharged with a clip had MR ≤2 after 1 month, which ...

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. Mitral ...

CHICAGO, IL—One-year results for the first 50 patients with functional mitral regurgitation treated using a Cardioband for transcatheter mitral annulus repair suggest that the procedure and the device ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The presence of mitral annular calcium was not associated with worse outcomes in patients who had transcatheter ...

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 ...

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 ...

The mitral valve is also known as the bicuspid valve. This is one of the heart’s four valves that help prevent blood from flowing backward as it moves through the heart. Read on to learn more about ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background: The association of ethnic ancestry with coronary artery calcifications suggests that mitral annulus calcification may also vary ...