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 ...

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

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, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Corewell Health, shares details about a groundbreaking robotic mitral valve ...

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.

followed by mitral valve (30%) Healthcare contact is an emerging risk factor for non-HACEK Gram-negative endocarditis. Injection drug use is a relatively infrequent cause of endocarditis in this ...

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

Multiple societies endorsed the new appropriate-use criteria for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and pacing. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology) ...