Mitral valve disease affects the heart's left chambers, leading to complications like atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

There is disagreement among experts about the necessity for, and timing of, surgical intervention in patients with asymptomatic severe mitral valve regurgitation. This disparity is reflected in ...

Investigators saw more deaths in patients with severe TR after repeat mitral valve procedures; what to do about it is unclear ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The first heart sound, or S1, is the "lub" of a normal heartbeat. It's a ...

MitraClip is a less invasive procedure which has revolutionized mitral valve regurgitation treatment, offering quicker ...

The following auscultation revealed a systolic murmur in the cardiac apex. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated the presence of a left ventricular aneurysm and significant mitral valve ...

Many patients with moderate to severe functional mitral regurgitation remain symptomatic despite receiving guideline-recommended therapy. New research findings on transcatheter mitral-valve repair ...

If the condition is severe enough, blood may flow backward between the leaflet segments into the left atrium rather than all of it flowing completely in one direction (regurgitation). If left ...

For patients with symptomatic and severe or greater tricuspid regurgitation ... valve replacement (TTVR) plus optimal medical therapy (OMT) yields substantial improvement in symptoms, function ...

Severe tricuspid regurgitation is associated with disabling symptoms and an increased risk of death. Data regarding outcomes after percutaneous transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement are needed.

device for the treatment of aortic valve regurgitation after promising results in a 2-year initial study. If this novel option performs as well as surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR ...