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 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 diagnosis of HCM was excluded by echocardiography in 819 (98%) on the basis of an LV wall thickness <12 mm, absence of systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet causing LV ...

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 ...