The mitral valve structure is complex. The anterior and posterior leaflets have been anatomically separated into 3 segments each (A1, A2, A3 and P1, P2, P3).

That V-shaped device clips the anterior and posterior leaflets together in the area of mitral regurgitation, producing a double orifice mitral valve. That usually takes care of the mitral ...

According to the ACC/AHA Guidelines, for cases of isolated primary MR limited to less than one-half of the posterior leaflet, mitral valve replacement should not be performed (class 3 ...

Functional and/or ischemic mitral regurgitation is a ... decrease the setal-lateral (anterior-posterior) diameter of the annulus enhancing leaflet coaptation. Most rings are complete and rigid ...

Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, yet there is ...

Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...

One such technique is edge-to-edge repair, which involves suture of the mitral valve leaflets along their medial edges to form a reduced double-orifice valve. Feldman and colleagues have ...

Background: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is common in women ... range of joint motion, and mitral leaflet excursion. Objective: To confirm whether adult women with MVP are more flexible and hypermobile ...

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 ...