More than three-quarters of patients who undergo percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) for severe symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis will have good outcomes without the need for ...
Q: I've been getting dizzy when I exercise, or even stand up too fast. I got sent to a cardiologist who says it's mitral valve stenosis. He thinks I'm a good candidate for a catheter repair that uses ...
Some heart patients haven't yet been able to access the growing trend toward minimally invasive procedures. A new clinical trial, though, makes a form of mitral valve repair an option without an ...
AS a surgeon, it is my purpose to review the operative and late results in patients who have had valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis. In addition, I should like to review a few technical maneuvers that ...
Findings from a published case series research letter by the Henry Ford Health Structural Heart Disease team show that severe mitral stenosis, due to a build-up of calcium deposits in the mitral valve ...
Dear Doctors: I've been getting dizzy when I exercise or even stand up too fast. I got sent to a cardiologist who says it's mitral valve stenosis. He thinks I'm a good candidate for a catheter repair ...
IN the consideration of the relative and absolute contraindications to mitral valvuloplasty, age has figured prominently. The frequent assumption that certain persons are "too old for surgery" has ...
30-year-old male with a history of rheumatic heart disease. Mitral stenosis was diagnosed 6 years prior to admission. Symptoms of dyspnea had progressed in the following years so that balloon mitral ...
Some heart patients haven't yet been able to access the growing trend toward minimally invasive procedures. A new clinical trial, though, makes a form of mitral valve repair an option without an ...