When any disease process decreases the mitral valve area, mitral stenosis (MS) develops. As mitral stenosis progresses, increased left atrial pressure is required to maintain stroke volume.

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Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had ...

Mitral Valve Stenosis: The valve becomes too narrow, restricting proper blood flow. Think of the mitral valve as a one-way door with two flaps. In regurgitation, the door fails to close tightly ...

It is used for select patients who have mitral valve stenosis (narrowing of the mitral valve) with symptoms, select older people who have aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve ...

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Usually, the mitral valve only flows one way, passing from the atrium to the ventricle. If mitral stenosis or regurgitation is severe, it may be difficult for the blood to pass to the ventricle.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is present in 30-40% of patients presenting for mitral valve surgery. In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased ...

It was concluded that severe mitral stenosis, with pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary valvular insufficiency, was present. On June 10 a Starr–Edwards mitral-valve prosthesis was inserted ...