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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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Risk Factors Identified for Prolonged AF After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Patients scheduled for surgical aortic valve replacement who are older than 65 and have moderate to severe left atrial enlargement are at high risk of prolonged atrial fibrillation and should be considered for prophylactic surgical interventions.
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Surgery for Isolated Severe Regurgitation Does Not Improve Survival
In patients with isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation, there is no difference in long-term survival for patients who undergo surgical intervention and those who have medical management alone.
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Certain Risks Higher for Women After Surgery for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
According to a secondary analysis of a randomized trial of mitral valve surgery for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation, women are at significantly higher risk than men for death, major cardiac/cerebrovascular events and worse quality of life two years after surgery.
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
Certain Risks Higher for Women After Surgery for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
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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
Risk Factors Identified for Prolonged AF After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
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