This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Liege, Belgium - A proposed mechanism behind some cases of acute pulmonary edema puts the blame on stress-exacerbated ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with systolic HF [1]. The idea, ...

There are a variety of opinions on how often echocardiograms should be ordered. In general, physicians tend to order more echocardiograms than are necessary. Recently, Dr. Catherine Otto [1] offered ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Factors assessed through transthoracic echocardiography, such as the presence of mitral valve disease or a ...

The present study was therefore undertaken to assess the prevalences of mild-to-moderate mitral or aortic regurgitation in patients with hypertension and electrocardiographic LVH, and to determine the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: During a wellness ECG in May of this year, I was diagnosed with right bundle branch block. An echocardiogram indicated the following: mild mitral valve regurgitation; mild aortic valve ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a heart condition that occurs when the mitral valve does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the left atrium. Symptoms do not always occur. When they ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are two conditions involving backward leakage of blood through a heart valve when a ventricle contracts. People may experience either or both ...

How to navigate the likelihood ratios for mitral regurgitation presented by the physical exam, particularly auscultation, are the focus of this episode of AP Cardiology with host Andrew Perry, MD, ...

Moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (MR) at baseline contributes to poorer prognosis in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to results of a large registry ...