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Atrial fibrillation may be root cause of some severe mitral regurgitation cases

Mitral regurgitation is a common heart valve disorder, where blood flows backwards through the mitral valve when the heart contracts and reduces the amount of blood that is pumped out to the body. It is a serious condition ...

Cardiology created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Improved survival rates for mitral valve heart surgery patients

Patients with mitral regurgitation, a type of valvular heart disease common in the elderly, are living longer after surgery, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality an ...

Cardiology created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effect of MitraClip therapy on mitral regurgitation

The percutaneous catheter-based treatment of mitral regurgitation with the MitraClip system improves symptoms and cardiac function at one-year, according to results of a prospective observational study presented here today ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A simple clip could increase quality of life for thousands of patients with a common heart problem

The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) recently conducted the first clinical procedure in Canada using the MitraClip system, which is designed to treat patients suffering from mitral valve ...

Cardiology created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0