Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...

This can lead to mitral valve regurgitation. Diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse on echocardiography is done by examing the parasternal long-axis view. If the valve leaflets pass the plane of the ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

The two most important measurements made on echocardiography are the pressure half-time and the mitral valve area. Because transmitral flow velocities can be directly measured with Doppler ...

Dr. Rakesh Suri, cardiothoracic surgeon at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, discusses a groundbreaking ...

theheart.org on Medscape, March 15, 2016 Echo Case: A Contrasting Opinion A patient with a remote history of mitral-valve repair experiences syncope. Dr Wharton talks through the images to ...

A 78-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation has successfully undergone the MitraClip procedure, marking a ...

Cedars-Sinai shared the story of a Hollywood writer who kept his appointment for mitral valve surgery right ... and global longitudinal strain on echocardiography. (Heart) ...