AF is frequently associated with mitral valve repair and modern surgery for MR often includes therapy for AF. Preoperative AF may impact the outcomes of patients undergoing mitral repair surgery ...

My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral valve prolapse ... can trigger heart arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, and increase the risk of having a heart attack ...

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My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral valve prolapse ... This, in turn, can trigger heart arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, and increase the risk of having a ...

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Researchers say the data underscore the need for more aggressive surveillance of patients, even when AS is moderate AS.

In patients with atrial fibrillation and a normal mitral valve the timing of mitral valve closure with respect to the apexcardiogram was normal, which is inconsistent with an atrial contribution to ...

While cardiac damage classification systems exist for other valve diseases ... is recognised as a significant subtype of mitral regurgitation (MR), frequently associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) ...

the left atrium was traced in the apical 4-chamber and 2-chamber views at the level of the mitral valve in end-systole, with care taken to exclude the left atrial appendage and pulmonary veins.

Abbott announced the FDA approved its transcatheter mitral valve replacement system for patients with severe mitral annular ...