Surgery for mitral valve prolapse involves repairing or replacing the valve. For many people, repair surgery that preserves their own valve can effectively correct prolapse and regurgitation.

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A Mayo Clinic study of 456 patients with mitral valve regurgitation that had not yet produced significant symptoms has established the first objective guidelines for ...

Some of these data on mitral-valve replacement were analyzed in detail in our earlier publication on the use of prosthetic valves. 10 To obtain a clearer definition of the present status of mitral ...

On July 9, 1968, the heavily calcified mitral valve was replaced by a No. 33 Cooley—Cutter valve; a running No. 00 Tycron suture was used. Tricuspid annuloplasty was also performed.

Symetis spinout Polares Medical unlocked $25 million in venture capital financing to continue development of its mitral valve repair/replacement system and enter clinical testing. The Lausanne ...

Known as VeloX, it can be implanted through a small incision for the treatment of mitral regurgitation, a condition in which the mitral valve on the left side of the heart does not close properly.