MUNICH, Germany — Highly skilled surgeons have brought hope to patients with expert repair of the degenerative condition of regurgitation of the mitral valve.

MUNICH, Germany — Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement accounted for 28% of procedures in Germany in 2011, the year following approval of the procedure for reimbursement.

MUNICH — Cardiologists put the brakes on the 'runaway train' for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), which has seen a rapid rate of adoption in just five years, including a significant off-label utilization (Medical Device Daily, Dec. 6, 2010).