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Rare Cardiac Duo: Double Orifice Mitral Valve and Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print.

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Cardiovascular Management of Aortopathy in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Pathogeneses include connective tissue disorders, smooth muscle contraction disorders, and congenital heart disease, including bicuspid aortic valve, among others. Aortopathy is diagnosed commonly in children, from infancy through adolescence, primarily affecting the thoracic aorta, with variable involvement of the peripheral vasculature.

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Inheritance of Imaging Parameters of Arrhythmic Risk in Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Pedigree Study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:A subset of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a highly heritable condition, experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or sudden cardiac death (SCD). Each individual was categorized as having a normal mitral valve, MVP, or borderline MVP.

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Severe Mitral Regurgitation in Paradoxical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) also causes a low-flow state, adding complexity to diagnosis and management.

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Beware Before Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty: Parachute Mitral Valve Can Mimic Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e015483, November 1, 2023.

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Mechanical Mitral Valve Avulsion and Mitral-Aortic Junction Pseudoaneurysm Following Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Aneurysm and Severe Aortic Insufficiency in a Patient With Spondyloarthropathy: A Rarity With a Possible Association

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print.

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Right Ventricular Function: Deep Learning’s Prognostic Edge in Mitral Regurgitation

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 18, Issue 1 , Page e017788, January 1, 2025.