Mitral stenosis, most often of rheumatic origin, imposes a progressive obstruction to left atrial outflow, leading to raised atrial pressures, pulmonary hypertension and eventual right ventricular ...

Mitral regurgitation is one of the most common heart valve conditions worldwide. For much of modern medicine, patients with ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

Doctors classify mitral valve regurgitation into four progressive stages. Symptoms typically don’t appear until the final stages but monitoring and treatment in earlier stages may help slow ...

Tricuspid regurgitation is common in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation. However, the evidence base is insufficient to inform a decision about whether to perform tricuspid-valve ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers report similar outcomes for two types of heart surgery for mitral valve repair. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images A new study is the first randomized clinical trial to ...

Data from a 5-year follow-up of outcomes after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of severe mitral regurgitation, as compared with outcomes after maximal doses of guideline-directed medical therapy ...

The AltaValve transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system had sustained effects among patients with severe mitral regurgitation out to 1 year, according to an early feasibility study (EFS).

Heart valve disease happens when one of the four heart valves either doesn’t open properly (stenosis) or doesn’t close fully, causing blood to leak backward (regurgitation). Common causes include ...