Atrial fibrillation (AF) is present in 30-40% of patients presenting for mitral valve surgery. In patients undergoing mitral valve repair, the presence of AF may be associated with increased ...

For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib ... AF associated with mechanical heart valves and moderate to severe mitral stenosis. This led U.S. guidelines to continue to promote warfarin ...

Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR ... These patients were generally older and more likely to have atrial fibrillation (AFib), advanced heart failure symptoms, and significant right ...

This part of the murmur is due to the increased flow through the mitral valve during atrial contraction; this aspect of the murmur would be absent if the patient were in atrial fibrillation ...

particularly mitral stenosis (narrowing of the mitral valve of the heart). Atrial fibrillation may be treated with medications to either slow the heart rate to a normal range ("rate control") or ...

It often affects people with high blood pressure and heart valve issues ... LAE has links with several conditions, including atrial fibrillation (A-fib) and heart failure. In this article ...

The mitral valve is the most commonly repaired heart valve, but the aortic, pulmonic, and tricuspid valves may also undergo some of these repair techniques. If your valve can be repaired ...

Cardiac Dimensions, a Kirkland, Wash., company with a technology to treat heart valve malfunction, has raised $53 million ...

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(8):1057-1063. Freedom from AF at 6 months Maze group 87.2% vs 9.4% control group 0.0001 Freedom from AF at 12 months Maze group 93.6% vs 9.4% control group 0. ...

The area of a normal mitral valve is 4 to 6 cm 2. This area is sufficient to allow a great deal of blood to flow from the left atrium (LA) to the left ventricle. When any disease process decreases ...