The first sound in mitral stenosis is delayed when compared ... Index=Q-1–2-OS, or 0.09–0.08, or +1.) Wells 7 observed that an index employing both these intervals (Q-1–2-OS) gave the ...

When any disease process decreases the mitral valve area, mitral stenosis (MS) develops. As mitral stenosis progresses, increased left atrial pressure is required to maintain stroke volume.

The echocardiogram reveals the presence of 2 major problems. On the one hand, the patient has mitral stenosis; on the other hand, a thrombus is noted in the left atrium. In addition, the patient ...

AS a surgeon, it is my purpose to review the operative and late results in patients who have had valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis ... and the right index finger inserted. Hemostasis is effected ...

Mitral valve stenosis, also known as mitral stenosis, occurs when the mitral valve opening is narrowed. This means that not enough blood can flow through it. Scarring caused by rheumatic fever is ...

If left untreated, mitral valve disease can lead to serious, life-threatening complications such as heart failure or irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. Stenosis occurs when the valve ...

Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) may be used as ‘first-line treatment’ for rheumatic mitral stenosis in patients with calcified valves, researchers propose in a study based on 20-year ...

A 71-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis was admitted because her clinical condition was deteriorating and she was exhibiting a significant increase in exertional dyspnea ...

Mitral valve stenosis is a form of valvular heart disease. It occurs when there is a narrowing of the mitral valve, which restricts the flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle.