Your heart has four chambers, two on the right and two on the left. Blood flows into the right side of the heart, then to the lungs where it receives oxygen. From the lungs it flows into the left ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A catheter-based procedure that uses a clothespin-like device threaded ...

Canadian cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam completed the world’s first mitral regurgitation repair surgery through the jugular vein, giving an 86-year-old woman with heart failure and few other options a new ...

The Heart Institute of NCH Healthcare System is proud to announce that our own Dr. Robert Cubeddu has performed the first minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) in Collier County.

Physicians can now close certain types of leaky heart valves through a tiny puncture in the groin, using live 3D imaging for precise guidance. This combination treatment is an alternative to open ...

A new clip helps older patients with mitral valve prolaspe and who are not strong enough for open surgery. The new minimally-invasive catheter-based procedure involves a half-inch long clip called the ...

In the largest randomized trial conducted to compare minimally invasive and conventional cardiac surgical techniques for repairing a poorly functioning mitral valve, improvements in physical activity, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Corewell Health is being nationally recognized for excellence in heart valve repair. The hospital in Grand Rapids was awarded the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award. It ...

The mitral valve separates the heart’s left atrium (upper chamber) from the left ventricle (lower chamber), and has two leaflets that open and close like saloon doors. When the leaflets are open, ...

Heart surgery to repair the mitral valve is safe and leads to a better quality of life for older patients long suspected to be too high risk for the operation, according to new research from the ...