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Atrium-affixed mitral valve replacement system safe, improves 1-year outcomes

A novel transcatheter mitral valve replacement system designed for left atrial fixation rather than subvalvular fixation ...
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FDA approves transcatheter mitral valve replacement system for high surgical risk patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A transcatheter mitral valve replacement system was approved for patients at high surgical risk. The system is ...
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FDA Approves Edwards Lifesciences' SAPIEN M3 Mitral Valve Replacement System as First Transseptal Transcatheter Therapy

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Edwards Lifesciences (EW) today announced the company’s SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system is the first transcatheter therapy utilizing a transseptal approach ...
WTVD

Duke Health performs world's first living mitral valve replacement, saving lives of 2 NC girls

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a medical breakthrough at Duke Health in Durham, a group of doctors performed the world's first living mitral valve replacement, which helped save the lives of two girls from ...
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Oklahoma Heart Institute procedure replaces mitral valve without surgery

TULSA, Okla. — A new procedure at the Oklahoma Heart Institute is changing lives for people at high risk for heart surgery. "That's why it's so ground breaking and important. This is the first such ...
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What Are the Stages of Mitral Valve Regurgitation?

Doctors classify mitral valve regurgitation into four progressive stages. Symptoms typically don’t appear until the final stages but monitoring and treatment in earlier stages may help slow ...