When any disease process decreases the mitral valve area, mitral stenosis (MS) develops. As mitral stenosis progresses over time, the pressure in the left atrium rises. This pressure is ...

Inspection of the jugular venous pulsations may reveal a prominent A wave due to vigorous atrial contraction of a prominent V wave due to tricuspid regurgitation that develops from pulmonary ...

Aortic-valve disease severe enough to require definitive ... the latter technic was utilized only in patients with pure or predominant mitral stenosis. The results of the two methods do not ...

Mitral valve stenosis is the narrowing of the mitral valve, which limits the forward flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle. It's often due to rheumatic fever, a complication of ...

Ten patients with mitral stenosis and an accompanying early diastolic ... over the septal leaflet of the mitral valve in each case, thereby indicating the presence of insufficiency of the aortic ...

If the mitral valve narrows, you can have restricted blood flow. Mitral valve stenosis and mitral valve regurgitation can both affect your mitral valve. Stenosis causes symptoms like shortness of ...

The condition can lead to complications as severe as thoracic aortic aneurysms, weakening of the aortic wall, and aortic stenosis, or narrowing of the aortic valve. Nonsyndromic means that the ...

Dr. Ron Aviles explains available procedures and recovery time for those with heart and vascular conditions. Sponsored by Overlake Medical Center and Clinics.