A true test of durability will take many more years, but if the valve holds up, it’s “potentially a game changer,” say ...

Mitral valve stenosis (MVS) is a form of valvular heart disease that can occur when the mitral valve opening becomes narrow, stiff, and unable to fully open to allow the blood to flow through.

A novel technology called intravascular lithotripsy-facilitated percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (IVL-PBMV) shows promise for treating patients with severe calcific mitral stenosis (MS ...

What researchers did observe by year's end, in terms of clinical events in the 67 patients with symptomatic ...

HEMOPTYSIS occurs quite frequently as a consequence of mitral stenosis, but massive, life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhage is distinctly unusual. 1–4,5,6 Oppenheimer and Schwartz 3 have termed ...

The cross-sectional area of the mitral valve (MVA) was calculated by means of the formula of Gorlin. 8 * Twelve patients with mitral stenosis had phonocardiographic studies before and after ...

Overall age-adjusted mortality rates have fallen, but the poorest parts of the world aren’t sharing in the benefits.

Mitral valve. This connects your left atrium and left ventricle. When your heart relaxes, ... A murmur is a swishing sound made by blood flowing through a stenotic or leaky valve.

As mitral stenosis worsens, left atrial pressure increases, forcing the mitral valve open earlier in diastole. Thus, in severe mitral stenosis, the opening snap occurs earlier — as does the ...

Common heart abnormalities treated with interventional cardiology methods include mitral valve regurgitation and aortic valve stenosis. Mitral valve regurgitation is a common form of heart valve ...

Mitral valve stenosis – the narrowing of a valve opening Mitral valve prolapse – the valve flaps are too floppy or stretchy Most patients are able to resume their previous activities within a ...