The chordae tendineae (CT), often referred to as the “heart strings,” are thin, tendinous structures that connect the heart ...

Out-of-hospital mortality before 30 days was 1.2%, with roughly two-thirds of these patients dying from cardiovascular causes ...

Journi Kelly, 11, needed a new heart. But her heart valves helped 2 other girls and allowed doctors to perform the 1st living mitral valve replacement.

Capstan Medical, a startup focused on robotic-assisted mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, recently completed its first patient implants.

to help determine the functioning of the valve before and after surgery. The mitral valve is the most commonly repaired heart valve, but the aortic, pulmonic, and tricuspid valves may also undergo ...

After developing a serious bacterial infection called endocarditis, large holes formed in her mitral valve, and her health ... “We were expecting she would need surgery, but we never knew ...

6-month-old Struthers' baby Ariella Torres received her third open heart surgery Monday in Cincinnati. The parents of Ariella ...

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

Kirkland, Washington–based Cardiac Dimensions designed Carillon to restore natural mitral valve function without damaging the ...

A new study from the University of Michigan has found that women are more likely to die from complications after high-risk ...