Heart sounds are produced from a specific cardiac event such as closure of a valve or tensing of a chordae tendineae. Many pathologic cardiac conditions can be diagnosed by auscultation of the ...

accentuated S1 in early mitral stenosis and a softer S1 in advanced mitral stenosis (see Heart Sounds Topic Review). The S1 sound is typically loud because the transmitral pressure gradient causes ...

MemorialCare offers advanced, minimally invasive heart treatments like TAVR & MitraClip as alternatives to open-heart surgery ...

When you are diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse, it is recommended that you see a cardiologist. They will order tests to ...

THE effects of mitral stenosis on the heart and lungs are due to an obstructive lesion between the left atrium and ventricle. The bodily response to such an obstruction is initially twofold.

ST. LOUIS – Dr. Sadoff, cardiothoracic surgeon with Prairie Cardiology discusses Mitral Valve Disease and how the disease ...