The Mount Sinai Hospital The Mitral Foundation

  • Directions

    Find directions using Google MapsMount Sinai is located between Madison and 5th Avenues at 100th Street. In New York this area is considered "Uptown" or the "Upper East Side." The simplest way to get here from the Midtown area, where Grand Central Station and most of the hotels are located, is by taxi. The ride can cost between $10-$15 (not including tip).There are three main entrances to the Moun...

  • 10 Questions to Ask Your Mitral Valve Repair Surgeon

    We encourage you to print this list and bring it with you when you visit your surgeon.1. How many valve repairs do you do every year?Reference mitral repair surgeons usually perform a large number of mitral procedures annually, with the highest volume surgeons performing over 100 per year.2. What is the cause of my valve disease? Is it ischemic, degenerative, rheumatic, infection, heart muscle dys...

  • Indications for Use

    The Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring is intended for the correction of mitral valve insufficiency, or mixed mitral insufficiency and stenosis, where treatment does not necessitate a replacement of the natural mitral valve.The Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring is intended to meet the challenges of modern valvuloplasty by maintaining the physiologic annular shape and motio...

  • Medtronic Tri-Ad Adams Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring - First Implantation

    David H. Adams, MD (center), inventor of the Medtronic Tri-Ad Adams Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring, with Robin Varghese, MD (right) and Irina Plotkina, RPA-C (left), performing the first U.S. implant.New York, NY, September 09, 2010 -- David H. Adams, MD, Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, has performed...

  • Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix Annuloplasty Ring

    Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix Annuloplasty RingCurrent heart valve repair (annuloplasty) rings and bands are designed for symmetric dilatation. The Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix Annuloplasty Ring is the first asymmetric ring designed to treat asymmetric dilatation. Corrects for the valvular insufficiency associated with Type IIIb mitral regurgitation. Decreased anteroposterior (AP)...