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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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Study Explores Novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
The APOLLO Trial is investigating minimally invasive mitral valve replacement as an alternative to open heart surgery for patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation. Massachusetts General Hospital's team is leading efforts to explore the innovative procedure's safety and effectiveness.
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Treatment and Diagnosis of Valvular Heart Disease Should Be Gender-specific
For the most common valvular heart diseases, the patient's gender should influence the approach to diagnosis and treatment, according to two expert Massachusetts General Hospital cardiologists.
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Discovering the Genes Causing Mitral Valve Prolapse
Robert Levine, MD, is a senior physician in Mass General's Cardiac Ultrasound Lab and was recently named an AHA Distinguished Scientist. In this video, he discusses his team's focus on discovering the genes causing mitral valve prolapse, the most common cause for operation for mitral regurgitation.
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
Associate Director, Echocardiography, Division of Cardiology
Recent Article
Women in Cardiology: A discussion on disparities
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Robert A. Levine, MD
Senior Physician, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory
Recent Article
Discovering the Genes Causing 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 of Renal Failure After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Depends on Preop Renal Function and Pump Time
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