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HighLife Receives IDE Approval to Initiate US Pivotal Clinical Study for treatment of Mitral Regurgitation

DAIC

milla1cf Mon, 06/03/2024 - 12:36 June 3, 2024 — HighLife SAS , a medtech company focused on the development of a novel Trans-Septal Mitral Valve Replacement (“TSMVR”) system to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe Mitral Regurgitation (MR), announced today that the U.S. I am honored to lead the HighLife pivotal study.

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Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Providing State-of-the-Art Medtronic APOLLO Clinical Trial Treating Heart Valve Disease

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Many patients with symptoms of mitral regurgitation are not candidates for open heart surgery due to their advanced age or competing comorbidities, nor are they candidates for the only alternative, the MitraClip device. One of the valves is called the mitral valve. National Library of Medicine website, visit [link].

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New Echo AI Model Could Streamline Mitral Regurgitation Diagnosis

CardiacWire

Columbia and Cornell researchers developed an echo AI model that could improve the difficult task of mitral regurgitation diagnosis, and might even represent an AI-driven step towards enhancing all valvular regurgitation assessments. The post New Echo AI Model Could Streamline Mitral Regurgitation Diagnosis appeared first on Cardiac Wire.

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Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University and Jersey Shore University Medical Centers Again Ranked Among the Elite Hospitals in North America for Open Heart Surgery

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The academic medical centers received three-star ratings in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and isolated mitral valve replacement and repair (MVRR) surgeries.

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Gilbert H. L. Tang Appointed Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Case Reports

DAIC

“It is going to be an exciting time for JACC: Case Reports to build on a team of multidisciplinary cardiovascular practitioners with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and at different stages of their professional careers, to enhance the journal’s academic and educational impact globally.”

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Cardiovascular Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital Wins Highest Quality National Ratings from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

DAIC

It uses a three-star scale (3=better than expected, 2=as expected, 1=worse than expected) to rate institutions across five common cardiovascular procedures: coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); aortic valve replacement (AVR); AVR and CABG; mitral valve replacement/repair (MVRR); and MVRR and CABG. The Mount Sinai Hospital is also No.

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Atrial dilatation in Atrial fibrillation : A query with multiple twists!

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

However, underlying lesions such as hypertension, mitral valve disease, COPD, ASD, and TR greatly influence the degree of atrial enlargement. This is similar to MR begets MR. Atrial functional MR occurs when the lower part of the atria stretches the mitral annulus. Is there proof for this, or just an academic gossip?