Mitral valve regurgitation is a heart condition that occurs when the mitral valve does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the left atrium. Symptoms do not always occur. When they ...

The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium. A person’s ...

VARIOUS technics are now available for the open correction of acquired mitral-valve disease. Reconstructive methods first introduced by Lillehei and his associates 1 have been improved by others, 2–7 ...

Doctors classify mitral valve regurgitation into four progressive stages. Symptoms typically don’t appear until the final stages but monitoring and treatment in earlier stages may help slow ...

Q At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are two conditions involving backward leakage of blood through a heart valve when a ventricle contracts. People may experience either or both ...

A little device is about to make a big difference in millions of lives. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the valve that separates the main pumping chamber of the heart from the lungs is unable to ...

AS a surgeon, it is my purpose to review the operative and late results in patients who have had valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis. In addition, I should like to review a few technical maneuvers that ...

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Inside the four chambers of your heart is a system designed to pump blood throughout your body. When that system works properly, blood flows through two chambers on the right side of your heart, then ...

At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the ...