THE ideal response to mitral commissurotomy includes a normal blood flow into the left ventricle without the need for an elevated pressure in the left atrium and the return of cardiac output to normal ...

IN the consideration of the relative and absolute contraindications to mitral valvuloplasty, age has figured prominently. The frequent assumption that certain persons are "too old for surgery" has ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease characterized by abnormal myocardial hypertrophy, which can lead to a wide clinical spectrum, including sudden cardiac death and heart failure.

Ronald H. Wharton, MD: Greetings. This is Ronald Wharton. I am a cardiologist at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, and assistant professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of ...

The FDA has approved the Tendyne device to replace the mitral heart valve through a small incision between the ribs. Dr. Paul Sorajja with Banner-University Medical Center in Phoenix helped develop ...

The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium. A person’s ...

The "murmur" is the sound of blood flowing. It may be passing through an abnormal heart valve, for instance. Or it may be that a condition makes your heart beat faster and forces your heart to handle ...

Dear Doctors: I’ve been getting dizzy when I exercise or even stand up too fast. I got sent to a cardiologist who says it’s mitral valve stenosis. He thinks I’m a good candidate for a catheter repair ...

The valves consist of flaps that open to let blood flow in one direction as it moves through the chambers of the heart. Then the valves close to keep blood from flowing backwards into the chamber it ...

There are no exercise restrictions for people with mitral valve prolapse. However, they should avoid the same unhealthy lifestyle practices that apply to everyone, including eating non-nutritious food ...