Atrial fibrillation (AF) is present in 30-40% of patients presenting for mitral valve surgery. In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased ...

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(8):1057-1063. Freedom from AF at 6 months Maze group 87.2% vs 9.4% control group 0.0001 Freedom from AF at 12 months Maze group 93.6% vs 9.4% control group 0. ...

Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is a common type of MR linked to high rates of heart failure, highlighting the need to understand its prognostic factors. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is ...

This part of the murmur is due to the increased flow through the mitral valve during atrial contraction; this aspect of the murmur would be absent if the patient were in atrial fibrillation ...

For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib ... AF associated with mechanical heart valves and moderate to severe mitral stenosis. This led U.S. guidelines to continue to promote warfarin ...

The area of a normal mitral valve is 4 to 6 cm 2. This area is sufficient to allow a great deal of blood to flow from the left atrium (LA) to the left ventricle. When any disease process decreases ...

particularly mitral stenosis (narrowing of the mitral valve of the heart). Atrial fibrillation may be treated with medications to either slow the heart rate to a normal range ("rate control") or ...

Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR ... These patients were generally older and more likely to have atrial fibrillation (AFib), advanced heart failure symptoms, and significant right ...