According to the medical provider, the CentraCare Heart and Vascular team accomplished another milestone when they used two ...

Protecting your heart starts with understanding how it works. Heart valve diseases are conditions that can disrupt the flow ...

Well, I haven’t found them yet,” Winter said. After a minor stroke, doctors at UVM Medical Center discovered blood was leaking back into Winter’s heart, a condition called tricuspid valve ...

After a minor stroke, doctors at UVM Medical Center discovered blood was leaking back into Winter’s heart, a condition called tricuspid valve regurgitation. It’s common among older patients ...

Here’s how it works. Every surround-sound system starts with one thing: an AV receiver. The AVR (also known simply as an amplifier) is the beating heart of any setup, powering the speakers and acting ...

He then explores a randomized trial that investigates the effects of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads on the tricuspid valve and right ventricle. Finally, Dr. Eagle discusses the ...

With the introduction of percutaneous options, the role of surgery in the repair of dysfunctional tricuspid valves is being reevaluated in an effort to reduce the risk for end-stage disease.

Cardiac computed tomography may be considered instead of CMR in cases of contraindications or major artefacts in the magnetic field, as well as before planning redo surgeries or ‘valve-in-valve’ ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...

Become familiar with the different echocardiographic methods used for heart valve evaluation. Know the strength and limitations of echocardiography for evaluation of valve disease. Patients with ...

Figure 2. Schematic of morphologic phenotypes in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Schematic depiction of a normal tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) and three subtypes of BAV based on the raphe position ...

The transcatheter mitral valve prosthesis is ideally suited for patients with inoperable mitral etiology. The transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) procedure has closely followed the ...