Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Valvular heart disease, sometimes called heart valve disease, is when one or more ...

The prevalence and impact of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) is unknown. We aimed to determine whether RVD assessed by echocardiography in routine ...

A species of black fungus at the site of the Chernoyl disaster has mutated to 'feed' on nuclear radiation that would be lethal to most life forms. In the early hours of April 26, 1986, one of the most ...

Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium. A person’s heart is made up of four different chambers. The top two chambers are known as the left and ...

Aortic stenosis and/or regurgitation are the two most common conditions that lead to aortic valve surgery because, if left untreated, they lead to progression of symptoms that can result in sudden ...

Background In patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR), delayed surgical intervention is associated with poor outcomes, particularly in advanced stages. This study aimed to assess whether earlier ...

It appears that the cause of the early diastolic murmur along the left sternal border in patients with mitral stenosis is due, in most cases, to adynamic aortic regurgitation rather than secondary ...