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Mitral Valve Repair Global Leader: Edwards LifeSciences acquired Harpoon Medical for $250 in 12/2017 followed by $690 million buyout of Valtech Cardio 1/2017 and $400 million acquisition of CardiAQ Valve Technologies in 8/2016

Posted in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement on December 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »


Mitral Valve Repair Global Leader: Edwards LifeSciences acquired Harpoon Medical for $250 in 12/2017 followed by $690 million buyout of Valtech Cardio 1/2017 and $400 million acquisition of CardiAQ Valve Technologies in 8/2016 Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD UPDATED on 3/25 Edwards Prevails In U.S. Patent Office Review That Finds Boston Scientific Transcatheter Valve Patent Claims Invalid WASHINGTON, March 23, 2018 — Edwards […]

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Medical Devices Early Feasibility FDA’s Pathway – Accelerated Recruitment for Randomized Clinical Trials: Replacement and Repair of Mitral Valves

Posted in Aortic Valve: TAVR, TAVI vs Open Heart Surgery, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement, Tricuspid Valve Repair on November 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »


Medical Devices Early Feasibility FDA’s Pathway – Accelerated Recruitment for Randomized Clinical Trials: Replacement and Repair of Mitral Valves Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN   VIEW VIDEO https://www.dicardiology.com/videos/video-update-mitral-valve-repair-and-replacement-technologies/5638263949001?eid=333021707&bid=1921231     HEART VALVE TECHNOLOGY | NOVEMBER 07, 2017 Ted Feldman, M.D., MSCAI FACC FESC, director of the cardiac cath lab, Evanston Hospital, explains the current state of […]

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Less is More: Minimalist Mitral Valve Repair: Expert Opinion of Prem S. Shekar, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, BWH – #7, 2017 Disruptive Dozen at #WMIF17

Posted in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Interviews with Scientific Leaders, Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement, PCI on May 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »


Less is More: Minimalist Mitral Valve Repair: Expert Opinion of Prem S. Shekar, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, BWH – #7, 2017 Disruptive Dozen at #WMIF17 Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN   Highlights LIVE Day 3: World Medical Innovation Forum – CARDIOVASCULAR • MAY 1-3, 2017  BOSTON, MA • UNITED STATES 11:45 am – […]

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First-in-Man Mitral Valve Repairs Device used for Tricuspid Valve Repair: Cardioband used by University Hospital Zurich Heart Team

Posted in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Tricuspid Valve Repair on October 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »


First-in-Man Mitral Valve Repairs Device used for Tricuspid Valve Repair: Cardioband used by University Hospital Zurich Heart Team Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN   UPDATED on 7/17/2018 VIEW VIDEO https://www.dicardiology.com/videos/video-tricuspid-valve-imaging-and-interventions-developing-hand-hand-0?eid=333021707&bid=2175978 Rebecca Hahn, M.D., professor of medicine and director of interventional echocardiography, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, explains that techniques for imaging the tricuspid valve, […]

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Clinical Trials for Transcatheter Mitral Valves Annulus Repairs and TAVR: CT Structural Software for Procedural Planning and Anatomical Assessments

Posted in Aortic Valve: TAVR, TAVI vs Open Heart Surgery, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement, tagged , on August 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »


Clinical Trials for Transcatheter Mitral Valves Annulus Repairs and TAVR: CT Structural Software for Procedural Planning and Anatomical Assessments Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN     VIEW VIDEO http://www.dicardiology.com/videos/what-look-ct-structural-heart-planning-software/5027704022001?eid=333021707&bid=1497257   What to Look for in CT Structural Heart Planning Software An interview with Jonathan Leipsic, M.D., FSCCT, chairman of the department of radiology, St. Paul’s […]

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ACC: Still No Benefit to CABG, Mitral Valve Fix Combo

Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »


(MedPage Today) — Endpoints at 2 years no better for combination procedure than at 1 year Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.medpagetoday.com See on Scoop.it – Cardiovascular and vascular imaging

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Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Outcomes of Surgical Treatment during CABG vs CABG without Mitral Valve Repair

Posted in Atrial Fibrilation (a-Fib), Cardiac Pacing and Arrhythmias, CABG, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement on April 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »


Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Outcomes of Surgical Treatment during CABG vs CABG without Mitral Valve Repair Curator: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN   Original Article Michler RE et al. Two-year outcomes of surgical treatment of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med2016 Apr 3; [e-pub]. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1602003) – See more at: http://www.jwatch.org/na40963/2016/04/03/repairing-moderate-mitral-regurgitation-during-cabg-update#sthash.3wfUSvPm.dpuf   April 3, 2016 Repairing Moderate Mitral Regurgitation […]

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Prospects for First-in-man Implantation of Transcatheter Mitral Valve by Direct Flow Medical

Posted in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement on March 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »


UPDATED on 3/17/2019 https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/prevention/78202?xid=nl_mpt_SRCardiology_2019-02-25&eun=g99985d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CardioUpdate_022519&utm_term=NL_Spec_Cardiology_Update_Active The Pascal transcatheter mitral valve repair system was approved for use in Europe, Edwards announced. (MassDevice) Level III echo training has been around for years but is now codified in a statement from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the American Society of Echocardiography. Prospects for First-in-man Implantation of Transcatheter […]

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Boston Scientific ($BSX) has obtained an exclusive $200 million option to acquire Israel’s MValve Technologies, maker of a transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system for mitral regurgitation

Posted in Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement on October 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »


Boston Scientific ($BSX) has obtained an exclusive $200 million option to acquire Israel’s MValve Technologies, maker of a transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system for mitral regurgitation Reporters: Gerard Loiseau and Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN Boston Scientific announces $200M option to purchase Israeli transcatheter mitral valve player   By Varun Saxena Boston Scientific’s Lotus valve […]

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US Patents for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A MITRAL VALVE

Posted in Mitral Valve: Repair and Replacement on October 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »


US Patents for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A MITRAL VALVE Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN Personal email exchange with Ed Hlozek: This is still an implantable surgical device , albeit in a minimally invasive fashion.  Patient population is the same surgical patient population.  Check out Mitraspan. The website is almost a non-entity, but: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20130211513 In the […]

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