Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, yet there is ...

When a healthy aortic valve (illustrated ... Valve insufficiency or regurgitation happens more often in the mitral valve. When a valve leaks, the leaflets don’t close completely and some blood leaks ...

Considering taking supplements to treat mitral valve prolapse? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse. Follow the links to read ...

While the MitraClip has its advantages, it is also important to consider potential side effects and its suitability for some patients. The patient had been seeing her doctor regularly to bring her ...

In addition, before the development of prosthetic mitral-valve replacement, pure or predominant mitral regurgitation could not consistently be relieved by operation, and although it was clear that ...

If a valve, such as the aortic or mitral valve, is diseased or faulty ... Person's age and estimated life expectancy The ...

The four heart valves – pulmonary and tricuspid on the right, and aortic and mitral on the left of the heart – control the ...

In rheumatic heart disease, an autoimmune attack on the mitral valve produces thickening of the valve leaflets. The mitral valve is often described as having a "fish-mouth" appearance. Whether the ...

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