A device in clinical development appears to be far safer and more effective than the TAVI devices currently being used ...

HighLife announced that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its trans-septal mitral valve replacement (TMVR) ...

The cause of death for Skyview football player William Sloan was sudden cardiac death brought on by natural causes, the Clark ...

BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...

Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...

Traditional open-heart surgery would require a more extended hospital stay and a more difficult recovery period, hindering ...

The chordae tendineae (CT), often referred to as the “heart strings,” are thin, tendinous structures that connect the heart valves to the papillary muscles, ensuring proper valve function. When these ...

Cardiac Dimensions has about 70 employees globally: 40 in Kirkland, 10 throughout the United States, and 20 in Europe.

Cardiac Dimensions, a Kirkland, Wash., company with a technology to treat heart valve malfunction, has raised $53 million ...

The Carillon device is designed to restore natural mitral valve function without damaging the mitral valve leaflets. The simple, catheter-based procedure works by restoring the valve’s natural ...

In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at intermediate or higher surgical risk, CoreValve or Evolut transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was associated with a lower 5-year ...

For transcatheter mitral valve replacement, a common contraindication is the risk of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, particularly in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation, ...