The CE Mark pivotal study is ongoing, and 120 patients are planned to be enrolled. In Barcelona, Treede reported on the first 61 patients to receive the valve, although one did not receive the Engager ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve procedures, especially those done via transseptal access, are associated with low mortality and adverse event rates as well as quality-of-life ...

For patients with degenerated bioprosthetic valves, transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve (MViV) using Sapien 3 (Edwards Lifesciences) provides low rates of mortality and improves heart failure symptoms ...

Transapical access is based on decades of clinical experience with de-airing the heart, through the tip (apex) of the left ventricle, during routine cardiac surgical interventions. Insertion of a ...