There is disagreement among experts about the necessity for, and timing of, surgical intervention in patients with asymptomatic severe mitral valve regurgitation. This disparity is reflected in ...

The following auscultation revealed a systolic murmur in the cardiac apex. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated the presence of a left ventricular aneurysm and significant mitral valve ...

Investigators saw more deaths in patients with severe TR after repeat mitral valve procedures; what to do about it is unclear ...

MitraClip is a less invasive procedure which has revolutionized mitral valve regurgitation treatment, offering quicker ...

These are the inlet valves to the two ventricles, the mitral valve on the left side and the tricuspid valve on the right.

If the condition is severe enough, blood may flow backward between the leaflet segments into the left atrium rather than all of it flowing completely in one direction (regurgitation). If left ...

Medtronic plc and Tempus AI Inc. launched the ALERT study to better understand and address the racial, ethnic, gender and ...