Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Scally with Prairie Cardiovascular in O’Fallon, Illinois, explained Mitral Valve Disease, a ...

Open commissurotomy is the treatment of choice in patients with known left atrial thrombi or mitral stenosis with concurrent severe mitral valve calcifications. This is also an option for patients ...

The mitral valve, so named because of its similarity ... Both ECG and chest radiograph, however, are non-specific for mitral stenosis. The initial treatment of mitral stenosis relies on the ...

More than 60,000 people die from heart valve disease (HVD) in the U.S. each year, according to the American Heart Association ...

Discover how recent advancements in cardiovascular medicine, including TAVI and TEER, are revolutionizing heart disease ...

More than 60,000 people die from heart valve disease (HVD) in the U.S. each year, according to the American Heart Association ...

Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...

The tricuspid valve is anatomically complex. It’s often called the “forgotten valve” because of its position in the back of ...

With heart valve disease on the rise in India, cardiac experts at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai (AHNM) have highlighted the ...