Fourteen of the patients had pure or predominant mitral stenosis ... as serious in patients with mitral-valve disease as it in in those with congenital heart disease. It is concluded that valve ...

The signs of aortic stenosis on physical ... Finally the second heart sound may be reduced in intensity. There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as ...

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The association of coronary artery disease with heart valve disease is frequently ... artery disease does not differ from other valve diseases. Angina pectoris can occur in patients with mitral ...

In an attempt to objectively evaluate the status of the left ventricle in 32 patients with mitral stenosis ... left and right heart catheterization. Besides measuring the usual hemodynamic parameters, ...

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a major focus of cardiovascular ... 13.8%), and Asian individuals (6.5%; SMD, 15.7%). Severe mitral stenosis was the least frequent valve disease in the entire ...

Outcome measures included the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90 days, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, and post-stroke early acute heart failure (EAHF ... during anticoagulant therapy.

If you have heart valve replacement surgery ... thinner medication guidelines differ depending on what kind of valve is used, be it artificial (mechanical/man-made) or biological (from human or animal ...

Valvar heart disease is a ... undersurface of the posterior mitral leaflet and, if extensive enough, can cause mitral incompetence and, more rarely, mitral stenosis. The results of these studies ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) was historically considered a disease of the left side of the heart, with the main pathophysiological impact being predominantly on the left ventricle (LV). However, progressive ...

Aortic stenosis, a severe and life-threatening condition, occurs when the aortic valve narrows, restricting blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. If left untreated, it can lead to ...