Most patients who have mitral valve leaks are candidates for mitral valve repair or replacement surgery. The options are: Full sternotomy — The surgeon will make an eight- to 10-inch incision down the ...

In a comparison of mechanical prosthetic vs bioprosthetic mitral valves among patients 50 to 69 years of age undergoing mitral valve replacement, there was no significant difference in survival at ...

There are four different surgeries used for mitral valve leaks: Mitral valve repair — This surgical procedure repairs or saves your own mitral valve leaflets so your valve can close properly.; ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart valves keep blood flowing in the right direction between the heart's four chambers. If a valve, such as the ...

Both minimally invasive heart surgery and traditional surgery that involves opening the chest bone — a procedure known as sternotomy — are safe, effective ways to repair a damaged mitral valve.

Share on Pinterest Researchers report similar outcomes for two types of heart surgery for mitral valve repair. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images A new study is the first randomized clinical ...

Doctors do not consider mitral valve prolapse (MVP) to be a type of mitral valve disease on its own. However, it is one of the main causes of MR. MVP occurs when the mitral valve flaps do not ...

Types of Mitral Valve Prolapse. There are two types of MVP: primary and secondary. Primary MVP is an inherited genetic disease, not caused by other health conditions. [3] ... Mitral Valve Repair ...

Patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) for ...

Among those requiring mitral valve surgery, Black patients were less likely to undergo a minimally invasive procedure and more likely to die or experience a major complication compared with white ...

DALLAS, TX—Mitral-valve repair results in similar left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling and survival outcomes compared with mitral-valve replacement in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation ...

Transcatheter mitral valve repair for heart failure patients with mitral regurgitation can reduce the long-term rate of hospitalizations by almost 50 percent, and death by nearly 30 percent ...