Now there are more than 20 mitral valve replacement devices in clinical ... Now we have 3-D approaches with echo, cardiac CT and MRI to illuminate the structure and function of all four valves.

In this patient, mitral valve thickening due to valvular tissue ... Selected images from repeat cardiac MRI reveal increased nonischemic, nonterritorial abnormal late gadolinium enhancement ...

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 ...

The first symptoms of MS occur on exertion as explained above. This occurs since the mitral valve area is fixed and the cardiac output is unable to increase enough above resting (a low cardiac ...

The obstructive form, which represents about two-thirds of the entire HCM population, occurs when the mitral valve moves ... of sudden cardiac death, and those with scar tissue by MRI of the ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

OPB has premiered a new documentary that traces the development of the world’s first successful artificial mitral heart valve by a young, Oregon-based cardiac surgeon and a retired engineer.

Members of the team spoke with the News about their experiences performing the BATMAN procedure and its future implications.