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Novel Therapeutic May Prevent Mitral Valve Damage After Heart Attack
Damage to the mitral valve after heart attack leads to HF and death. Treatment with hypertension drug may reduce mitral valve scaring and stiffening.
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Left Ventricular-Mitral Valve Ring Ratio May Predict Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation
Researchers found that a mismatch in left ventricular and mitral valve ring size can predict whether a patient is at a higher risk of recurrent mitral regurgitation after mitral valve repair.
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Cardiac CT Mechanical Valve Prosthesis Dysfunction Diagnosis
A 27-year-old woman with history of type 1 truncus arteriosus presented with several months of progressive dyspnea for subspecialty ACHD care.
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Cilia Defects During Fetal Development Can Cause Mitral Valve Prolapse
Altered developmental processes involving primary cilia can lead to mitral valve prolapse, proving that it isn't always an age-related disease.
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New Decision Aid Helps Patients Choose Prosthesis for Aortic Valve Replacement
A decision aid created at Massachusetts General Hospital improved conceptual knowledge and understanding of risks among patients facing surgical aortic valve replacement, reducing their decisional conflict in choosing between a mechanical and tissue prosthesis.
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Optimizing Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Valvular Stenosis
Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, discusses his interest in helping patients with valvular heart disease, specifically severe aortic stenosis, get treatment early.
Valvular Heart Disease contributors
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Jacob Dal-Bianco, MD
Cardiologist
Recent Article
Novel Therapeutic May Prevent Mitral Valve Damage After Heart Attack
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Judy Wei-Ming Hung, MD
Director of the Echocardiography Lab, Division of Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease
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Robert A. Levine, MD
Senior Physician, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory
Recent Article
Cilia Defects During Fetal Development Can Cause Mitral Valve Prolapse -
Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH
Cardiac Surgeon, Co-Director, Heart Valve Program, Quality Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Recent Article
Prior Sternotomy Linked to Worse Survival After Cardiac Transplantation
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Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Recent Article
New Decision Aid Helps Patients Choose Prosthesis for Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
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