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.

Mitral regurgitation — blood flowing the wrong way through the left heart chambers due to a leaky mitral valve — is top of the list. A few years ago, we did a first-in-human trial of a ...

This can lead to mitral valve regurgitation. Diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse on echocardiography is done by examing the parasternal long-axis view. If the valve leaflets pass the plane of the ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Valvular heart disease, sometimes called heart valve disease, is when one or more ...

As aortic regurgitation worsens ... the apex due to the regurgitant jet striking the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve causing it to vibrate. This murmur is termed the Austin-Flint murmur.

Mitral valve regurgitation remains a considerable problem and is among the many heart diseases that trouble people. Mitral valve regurgitation is a disease in which the mitral valve of our heart ...

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thus indicating the absence of any significant pulmonary regurgitation. A diastolic thrill was palpable, however, over the septal leaflet of the mitral valve in each case, thereby indicating the ...

Percutaneous valve interventions have shown great success ... in high-risk patients with heart failure due to functional mitral regurgitation. These will compare MitraClip directly to medical ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated ... effect on cardiac morphology in athletes ...