Life became increasingly difficult for those patients who were facing chronic heart problems. Mitral valve leakage or regurgitation is the most common valvular heart disease. With a global prevalence ...

SEATTLE, Wa. - After facing a life-threatening heart condition, Arlington Carter has only one thing on his mind right now: his next tee time. “I was out to the golf course this morning, swinging for ...

SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Over 85 million individuals in the U.S. currently suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Among that number, those 75 years old and above are at the ...

Seattle-based UW Medicine Heart Institute cardiologist performed a first-of-its-kind procedure — retrieving and replacing a clip device from a patient’s mitral valve with only a catheter. Previously, ...

A new mitral valve clip is helping some heart patients to rest easier. Dr. Allen Mask has details on the procedure. A new mitral valve clip is helping some heart patients to rest easier. Dr. Allen ...

Photo Credit: JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Central Illustration (adapted). Patients implanted with a mitral clip device that fails over the ensuing months or years can, if appropriately selected, safely ...

Day in and day out, our hearts beat tirelessly to circulate blood rich with oxygen and nutrients from head to toe. An exquisite and intricately designed pump, the heart consists of four chambers: a ...