MarketWatch: First Implant of KingstronBio's ProStyle M(R) Transcatheter Mitral Valve System Successfully Completed in National Multicenter Confirmatory Study On , the first implant of the ProStyle M(R) Transcatheter Mitral Valve System (ProStyle M(R) ) was successfully completed under pure ultrasound guidance as part of its confirmatory ... First Implant of KingstronBio's ProStyle M(R) Transcatheter Mitral Valve System Successfully Completed in National Multicenter Confirmatory Study Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement had a more than threefold higher 10-year rate of infective endocarditis than those at moderate risk for the disease, whereas undergoing mitral valve ... For high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR), insertion of the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR; Abbott) using a cardiac transapical approach ...

Understanding the Context

Open Heart: Long-term outcomes of mitral valve surgery in infective endocarditis: a single-centre UK experience Background The optimal surgical strategy for mitral valve (MV) infective endocarditis (IE) remains uncertain. Although valve repair is increasingly advocated, MV replacement is frequently performed, ... Long-term outcomes of mitral valve surgery in infective endocarditis: a single-centre UK experience For patients with failing bioprosthetic surgical mitral valves, the transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve (ViV) procedure provides early outcomes similar to those seen with repeat surgical replacement, ... PHOENIX -- Global experience with the novel Intrepid transapical transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) device through 2 years showed high risks of mortality and complications, raising concerns ...

Key Insights

EurekAlert!: Mitral valve-in-valve procedure associated with lower risk of death, disabling strokes In patients with a poorly functioning bioprosthetic mitral valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure to insert a new valve was associated with a lower rate of death or disabling stroke within ... The sudden passing of Eleanor Carol Barr, the 39-year-old wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky, is putting the spotlight on mitral valve prolapse, or floppy valve syndrome, listed as the cause of ... The mitral valve controls the flow of blood from the heart’s left atrium down to the left ventricle, where it is pumped out to the body.

Final Thoughts

When part of the valve doesn’t close properly, it’s called ...