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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A minimally invasive approach to mitral valve repair was safe and effective vs. sternotomy. Recovery time and ...

The UK Mini Mitral trial, showing that mitral valve repair with the less invasive minithoracotomy approach achieved similar outcomes compared with sternotomy, has now been published. The trial, which ...

NEW ORLEANS -- There is no single best surgical approach for mitral valve repair (MVr) after minimally invasive mini thoracotomy was shown to be as safe and effective as conventional sternotomy in a ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—A minimally invasive approach to mitral valve repair is no better than a conventional sternotomy for improving physical function at 12 weeks, the UK Mini Mitral trial has found. In ...

In patients with heart failure and a poorly functioning heart valve, a minimally invasive procedure using a clip to repair the valve was safe, cut the rate of hospitalizations for heart failure by 47% ...

Edwards Lifesciences has claimed an FDA approval for its Sapien M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement system—marking the ...

UC San Francisco interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed two novel minimally invasive cardiac procedures for the first time in the health system.

The Sapien M3 device is the first approved mitral regurgitation treatment to use a transseptal approach, Edwards said.

With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be used ...

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.

At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the ...