NEW ORLEANS, LA—A detailed look at the echocardiographic results from the COAPT trial has failed to pinpoint any baseline echocardiographic factors that could help valve teams decide which patients ...

Previous studies have shown that transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is superior to transthroracic echocardiography (TTE) when assessing the feasibility of mitral valve repair and predicting ...

Shortness of breath Fatigue, Palpitations Breathing difficulty when lying down (called Orthopnea). During clinical examination, a physician will be able to identify signs of pulmonary edema and heart ...

INTRODUCTION Severe functional ischemic mitral regurgitation (FIMR) considerably worsens the prognosis of patients after myocardial infarction. The complex pathomechanism of FIMR and its dynamic ...

For high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR), insertion of the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR; Abbott) using a cardiac transapical approach ...

Ischemic mitral regurgitation is defined as mitral insufficiency that occurs as a result of coronary artery disease in the absence of intrinsic structural abnormalities of the mitral valve. Ischemic ...

Background A 77-year-old man presented with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and cardiogenic shock. In the coronary care unit, the patient was initially ...

DALLAS, TX — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released an expert consensus decision pathway document on the management of mitral regurgitation (MR) [1]. Specifically, he said the document ...

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SAN DIEGO -- Percutaneous repair of the mitral valve improved key outcomes in moderate-to-severe, symptomatic mitral regurgitation for heart failure patients who had exhausted pharmaceutical options, ...

How to navigate the likelihood ratios for mitral regurgitation presented by the physical exam, particularly auscultation, are the focus of this episode of AP Cardiology with host Andrew Perry, MD, ...

Ergot-derived dopamine receptor agonists, often used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, have been associated with an increased risk of valvular heart disease. Clinically important regurgitation ...