Valve insufficiency or regurgitation happens more often in the mitral valve. When a valve leaks, the leaflets don’t close completely and some blood leaks backward rather than all of the blood flowing ...

With the introduction of percutaneous options, the role of surgery in the repair of dysfunctional tricuspid valves is being reevaluated in an effort to reduce the risk for end-stage disease. In the ...

Our multidisciplinary cardiovascular team collaborates on mitral valve repair, transcatheter technologies, mitral valve replacement, and follow-up treatment so patients can get all their care for ...

The mitral valve is inside a person’s heart. A person with mitral valve disease may require mitral valve repair surgery as a treatment. A person’s heart contains four chambers. The two upper chambers ...

Patients treated by low-volume surgeons are more likely to have their mitral valve replaced rather than repaired, and the repairs that are performed are more likely to require a reoperation when ...

Philips has rolled out an AI-driven tool, DeviceGuide, intended to support clinicians during intricate cardiac interventions, particularly the minimally invasive repair of leaking valves of the heart, ...

When a heart valve is damaged or doesn’t close properly, it can cause what’s known as a “leaky valve.” Depending on the severity of the leaky valve, there are several different treatment options, ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...