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2. Mitral valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Mitral valve replacement is a procedure whereby the diseased mitral valve of a patient's heart is replaced by either a mechanical or tissue (bioprosthetic) valve. The mitral valve may need to be replaced because: [citation needed] The valve is leaky (mitral valve regurgitation) The valve is narrowed and doesn't open properly (mitral valve stenosis)

3. Mitral valve annuloplasty - Wikipedia

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   Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of mitral valve dysfunction. Today more than 2.5 million Americans are estimated to be affected by mitral regurgitation. This number is expected to double by the year 2030. Every year, 300,000 people worldwide undergo open heart surgery for mitral valve repair, 44,000 people in the US alone. [1]

4. Artificial heart valve - Wikipedia

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   An artificial heart valve is a one-way valve implanted into a person's heart to replace a heart valve that is not functioning properly (valvular heart disease).Artificial heart valves can be separated into three broad classes: mechanical heart valves, bioprosthetic tissue valves and engineered tissue valves.

5. St. Jude Medical Announces First Transapical Implant of ... - AOL

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   St. Jude Medical Announces First Transapical Implant of Portico Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve New surgical approach represents continued expansion of company's less invasive heart valve program ...

6. FDA: Recall of St. Jude Heart Surgery Device Is Most ... - AOL

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   The Food and Drug Administration has announced on its website that medical device maker St. Jude Medical last month recalled a device used in heart surgery because of the risk that it could cause ...

7. Heart valve repair - Wikipedia

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   Mitral valve repair is mainly used to treat stenosis (narrowing) or regurgitation (leakage) of the mitral valve. [citation needed] A mitral balloon valvuloplasty enlarges the valve opening to allow greater oxygenated blood flow into the left ventricle, and since severe mitral regurgitation can be a major complication, degrees of stenosis, regurgitation, and valve anatomical features are taken ...