Location: The location of the heart sound ... The sound produced by the closure of the mitral valve is termed M1, and the sound produced by closure of the tricuspid valve is termed T1.

the severity of which is related to the location and number of chordae tendineae involved 1 as well as the presence of prior disease of the mitral valve itself. Although active bacterial ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common disease, traditionally treated with valve repair or replacement using open cardiac surgery. The most common etiologies of mitral regurgitation (MR ...

Mitral valve prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...

Mitral valve repair is one of the most challenging heart operations. Murphy said this is because the valve is located in the ...

the most common location for a cardiac myxoma is the left atrium. The tumor can grow large enough to obstruct mitral valve inflow causing hemodynamic changes similar to mitral valve stenosis.

After acquiring its developer last year, Edwards Lifesciences has now obtained a European approval for what it described as the world’s first transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement ...

even after successful valve surgery. This is according to a new study, "Mitral annular disjunction and mitral valve prolapse: long-term risk of ventricular arrhythmias after surgery" from ...