Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow’s disease) is a connective tissue disorder which results in the valve leaflets becoming redundant causing prolapse into the left atrium during systole. This can ...

By group, procedural success and freedom from LVOT obstruction (LVOT mean gradient > 50 mm Hg), the primary efficacy endpoint ...

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Accentuation of the P2 component of the S2 heart sound suggests ... pressure causes an opening snap to occur when the mitral valve leaflets suddenly tense and dome into the left ventricle.

Dr. C. Michael Gibson talks with Dr. Gregg Stone about the randomized trial of transcatheter mitral valve leaflet approximation in HF patients with secondary MR. COAPT: A Randomized Trial of ...

New data from a large, international registry showed balloon-assisted anterior mitral leaflet modification (BATMAN) was safe, ...

also known as mitral valve prolapse, is a condition in which the heart valve leaflets become abnormally stretchy and redundant, causing them to bulge back into the left atrium during heartbeats ...

Mitral valve prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...