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Asymptomatic severe degenerative mitral regurgitation

Heart BMJ

Degenerative mitral valve disease is common. Up to a quarter of patients with degenerative mitral valve disease may be asymptomatic despite having severe valve regurgitation. Efforts should focus on establishing high-volume regional centres of excellence for mitral valve repair. Valve repair is the recommended intervention.

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Eccentricity Index in Bicuspid Aortic Valve

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Transcript of the video: Closure line of aortic valve on M-Mode echocardiogram, is seen as central line, while in bicuspid aortic valve, it is an eccentric closure, nearer to one of the walls of the aorta. That is an important feature of bicuspid aortic valve on M-Mode echocardiogram. So this is a premature beat. is the normal range.

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Association of pulmonary hypertension with the outcome in patients undergoing edge-to-edge mitral valve repair

Heart BMJ

Objectives The association of pulmonary hypertension (PH) with the outcome after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) focusing on the new ESC/ERS guidelines definition for PH. Background PH is frequently found in patients with mitral regurgitation and is associated with lower survival rates. p<0.001).

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Case Report: Combined perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute heart failure caused by mitral regurgitation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

In this study, we present the case of a patient who was diagnosed with severe acute onset heart failure secondary to torrential mitral regurgitation following COVID-19 pneumonia. This combination of ECMO and ECLS served as a bridge to open mitral valve replacement 6 days after presentation.

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Left atrial dysfunction relates to symptom onset in patients affected by severe degenerative mitral regurgitation

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Left atrium (LA) is far from simply being a passive connection chamber between left ventricle and the pulmonary circulation. In patients affected by mitral regurgitation (MR) an impairment in LA compliance and.

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Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in mitral regurgitation and its influence on outcomes

Open Heart

Objective Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) commonly coexists with significant mitral regurgitation (MR), but its prevalence and prognostic importance have not been well characterised. In a large cohort of adults with moderate or greater MR, we aimed to describe the prevalence and severity of PHT and assess its influence on outcomes.

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Fine tuning for totally endoscopic mitral valve surgery: ERAS applications

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AimOne of the philosophies of minimally invasive mitral surgery is to enhance recovery after surgery (ERAS). In this report, we aim to present institutional protocol for ERAS and its results in patients who underwent totally endoscopic mitral valve surgery (TEMVS).Patients 4) Rehabilitation; Physical and pulmonary rehabilitation. (5)