However, one retrospective study of mitral valve prolapse with less-than-severe MR at their index echo, demonstrated more than half of patients experienced MR progression and/or development of LV ...

Assessment Prior to stress testing, a complete echocardiogram should be performed at rest, particularly in patients in whom coronary artery bypass grafting is planned and mitral valve repair ...

Because of these vascular findings, his blood pressure was closely monitored to avoid further complications. A follow-up echocardiogram in July 2023 revealed a decline in global systolic function.

February is Heart Month, an effort to raise awareness of heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women.

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

Members of the team spoke with the News about their experiences performing the BATMAN procedure and its future implications.

The risk of thrombosis of mechanical valves is higher in the mitral position compared with aortic position and ... A combination of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography is required to ...

Transthoracic echocardiography showed multiple vegetations on the anterior mitral leaflet, a mobile vegetation on the surface of the aortic noncoronary cusp and another on the tricuspid valve.

The severity of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction affects risk for incident stroke and transient ischemic attack, as well as major bleeding.