Patients with degenerative mitral valve (MV) regurgitation that calls for surgery may, for the most part, safely choose either a standard procedure requiring a midline sternotomy or one performed ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers report similar outcomes for two types of heart surgery for mitral valve repair. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images A new study is the first randomized clinical trial to ...

This is the case of a 35-year-old female patient and a new mother; her baby was just a few weeks old when she was admitted with heart failure related to her severe heart valve disease. Her mitral ...