Introduction: The mitral valve annulus naturally adopts a saddle shape in systole, likely concentrating systolic stress on the commissures where fibrous trigones are located. This study hypothesized ...

Rheumatic valvular disease is responsible for aortic stenosis on occasion. In this setting, rheumatic mitral valve disease is almost always present. Some degree of aortic regurgitation generally ...

The quinquagenarian stated: "I'm 54 and people are always shocked when I tell them how old I am." Revealing that she "has never had any kind of surgery or medical treatments like Botox", Laura relies ...