About 1 in 15 people over the age of 65 have mitral valve prolapse, which can become life-threatening. People with the condition now have a non-surgical option that can restore proper blood flow.

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday alerted healthcare providers about a potential clip lock issue with Abbott Laboratories' (ABT.N), opens new tab MitraClip device ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new indication for a heart valve repair device that is intended to reduce moderate-to-severe or severe mitral regurgitation, a leakage of blood ...

Jenscare Scientific Co. Ltd. Class H ( ($HK:9877) ) has provided an announcement. Jenscare Scientific has submitted a registration application for ...

Patients with leaking tricuspid valves in a research trial saw improvements with a procedure that does not require a risky open-heart surgery. By Gina Kolata For the first time, patients with damaged ...

PARIS, France—Percutaneous edge-to-edge repair with a clip device appears to offer some hope for patients with tricuspid regurgitation, according to new results from the TRILUMINATE study. At 30 days, ...

Tuesday, the FDA approved Abbott Laboratories’ (NYSE:ABT) first-of-its-kind TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system that’s specifically designed to treat tricuspid regurgitation (TR), ...

You can develop shortness of breath if you have heart valve problems. This is because your heart valves help move blood through the four chambers of your heart and throughout your body. Your heart ...

A leaky heart valve means blood isn’t moving correctly through one of the heart’s four valves. This can cause complications like heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure. But treatment is usually ...

A Fort Myers woman celebrated her 100th birthday at Health Park Medical Center, but the real highlight of her week was a successful heart valve repair. Zonda Montgomery woke up in her hospital room ...