The normal mitral valve permits unrestricted antegrade diastolic flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle (LV) and effectively seals off the atrium from the ventricle during LV systole ...

In rheumatic heart disease, an autoimmune attack on the mitral valve produces thickening of the valve leaflets. The mitral valve is often described as having a "fish-mouth" appearance. Whether the ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a medical breakthrough at Duke Health in Durham, a group of doctors performed the world's first living mitral valve replacement, which helped save the lives of two girls ...

Dr Rajneesh Kapoor highlights the evolution of structural heart disease treatments, exploring the impact of transcatheter ...

The purpose of this paper is to document 3 established examples of the Graham-Steell murmur, to re-emphasize the point that all regurgitant diastolic murmurs in mitral stenosis are not aortic in ...