One such technique is edge-to-edge repair, which involves suture of the mitral valve leaflets along their medial edges to form a reduced double-orifice valve. Feldman and colleagues have ...

The anterior leaflet of the mitral valve is the most common site for an infectious vegetation to form in patients with infective endocarditis. If the vegetation grows to a large enough size ...

High-volume centres achieve excellent long-term survival and low reoperation rates in mitral valve repair—key findings ...

Two Silastic leaflets were mounted on a cross bar (Fig. 2a). Using this design, we performed a series of implants in dogs on cardiopulmonary bypass. We completely removed the normal mitral valve ...

the mitral valve leaflets, 3) the commissures, 4) chordae tendineae and 5) papillary muscles. The typical normal adult mitral valve area is between 4 and 5 cm 2. (Hurst’s The Heart;Chapter 50 ...

Total endoscopic repair of the mitral valve is now possible with the assistance of robotic technology, but the physiologic insult of cardiopulmonary bypass is still present. Catheter based ...

Mitral valve prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...

Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 115 Heart Drive, Room 3217, Greenville, NC 27834, USA Mitral valve repair provides superior ...

Meril unveils new surgical products for cardiovascular portfolio: Our Bureau, Bengaluru Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 15:30 Hrs ...

Background: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is common in women. Other clinical features such as flexibility and hyperlaxity are often associated with MVP, as there is a common biochemical and histological ...

The heart is less efficient in the pumping mechanism when the mitral valve leaflets do not close tight enough, causing a backflow of blood toward the lungs. This condition is known as 'mitral ...