When any disease process decreases the mitral valve area, mitral stenosis (MS) develops. As mitral stenosis progresses, increased left atrial pressure is required to maintain stroke volume.

When any disease process decreases the mitral valve area, mitral stenosis (MS) develops. As mitral stenosis progresses over time, the pressure in the left atrium rises. This pressure is ...

Dexfenfluramine, aka Redux (also called “fen-phen” in combination with phentermine), was sold in the 1990s until it was ...

and mitral valve stenosis, where the valve opening becomes narrow and restricts blood flow. Think of the mitral valve like a ...