M-TEER reduces heart failure hospitalization risk across all health status levels in mitral regurgitation
Heart Valve Repair Improves Symptoms in Heart Failure Patients
This RCT subgroup analysis found that mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or heart fa…
A study found that mitral valve repair with MitraClip improved symptoms and reduced hospitalizations in heart failure patients with mitral r…
Omics approaches offer theoretical basis for new diagnostic markers and targeted therapeutic strategies in mitral valve disease management
New Clues Emerge About Common Heart Valve Problems
This narrative review explores how omics approaches, including genomics and proteomics, could revolutionize the understanding of mitral valv…
Hidden biological signals in heart valve tissue may lead to earlier detection and better treatments for mitral valve disease.
Transcatheter valve replacement improves outcomes in severe tricuspid regurgitation
New Valve Fix Cuts Hospital Stays for Severe Heart Leak Patients
A randomized trial shows EVOQUE TTVR plus medical therapy outperforms medical therapy alone for severe tricuspid regurgitation, improving va…
A new minimally invasive valve replacement slashes hospital stays for severe heart leak patients especially those with the worst cases new l…
GWAS meta-analysis identifies 89 loci for mitral valve prolapse and genetic links to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
New DNA Clues Link Heart Valve to Dangerous Rhythms
This meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) evaluated genetic factors in over 2.2 million individuals, including 21,517 cas…
Imagine your heart has a tiny door that sometimes swings too wide.
Autologous pericardial annuloplasty linked to lower TR recurrence in rheumatic heart disease
Study compares two surgical techniques for heart valve repair in rheumatic heart disease
A retrospective cohort study of 251 RHD patients undergoing tricuspid annuloplasty found that autologous pericardial soft-ring annuloplasty …
Using a patient's own tissue to repair a leaky heart valve in rheumatic disease kept the valve working better than artificial rings at four …