ALTHOUGH Fauvel, 1 in 1843, attributed the apical presystolic murmur to stenosis of the mitral valve, Duroziez's 2 description — "ffout-tata-rou" — in 1862 has been considered as the classic ...

Q: My doctor heard a heart murmur and said I might have mitral valve prolapse. He told me a little about this. Could you give me a fuller explanation? Thank you. A: First, I would like to you pay ...

Diagnosis: Rheumatic valvular disease with severe mitral stenosis, moderate mitral regurgitation, moderate aortic regurgitation, moderate aortic stenosis, severe tricuspid regurgitation, and mild ...

Heart disease affects about 10 percent of dogs. Insufficiency of the mitral valve is the most common cause, accounting for 75-80 percent of heart disease cases. Mitral valve disease is more common in ...

Disease of the cardiac valves and other cardiac structures frequently results in abnormal, turbulent blood flow within the heart, causing murmurs. Careful auscultation of heart murmurs is an extremely ...

The mitral valve, so named because of its similarity to a bishop’s miter, has five important structural elements: 1) the mitral annulus, 2) the mitral valve leaflets, 3) the commissures, 4) chordae ...

Simply having a dog in your life can provide numerous physical health benefits, including a lower heart rate, lower blood pressure and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Since they’re looking out ...

Mitral valve prolapse is a common cause of a heart murmur caused by a "leaky" heart valve. Most cases of mitral valve prolapse are not serious and only need to be monitored. Mitral valve prolapse is ...

Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis commonly causes severe valve damage such as chordal rupture, abscess, pseudoaneurysm formation, or perforation. In this patient a large defect is seen in the ...

What Is Mitral Valve Regurgitation? When your heart pumps blood, it’s supposed to follow a specific path in one direction. But sometimes, it goes the wrong way. Mitral valve regurgitation is when your ...

Mitral-valve repair can be accomplished with an investigational procedure that involves the percutaneous implantation of a clip that grasps and approximates the edges of the mitral leaflets at the ...

How to navigate the likelihood ratios for mitral regurgitation presented by the physical exam, particularly auscultation, are the focus of this episode of AP Cardiology with host Andrew Perry, MD, ...