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Duke Doctors Perform First Living Mitral Valve Transplant
MONDAY, March, 3, 2025 – In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three y...
Study Suggests Earlier Is Better for Heart Valve Replacement Procedures
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – In a finding that challenges conventional thinking on when people with failing heart valves but no symptoms should get surgery, a new study suggests these patients would...
Automated Pipeline Can ID Clinically Significant Mitral Regurgitation
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – An automated pipeline can identify clinically significant mitral regurgitation (MR) among patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiograms, according to a study published...