Edwards Lifesciences announced today that its Sapien M3 mitral valve replacement system received FDA approval for mitral ...

Background Although chest X-rays (CXRs) are widely used, diagnosing mitral stenosis (MS) based solely on CXR findings remains ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Sapien M3 system for transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) for use in patients with symptomatic moderate-to-severe mitral ...

Mitral valve stenosis is a form of valvular heart disease. It occurs when there is a narrowing of the mitral valve, which restricts the flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle. Mitral ...

The mitral valve is a flap of tissue that sits in the left side of the heart, between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It keeps blood flowing in the forward direction, from the atrium into the ...

The first sound in the phonocardiogram occurs at the time of closure of the atrioventricular valves, and has been attributed to their closure. 4 Since the atrial pressure is very close to the ...