Frontiers

Arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse and mitral annular disjunction: a literature review and case-based perspective

1 Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania 2 Department of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, Kaunas, ...
Medscape

Early Mortality After Mitral Valve Surgery Higher in Women

QUEBEC CITY — Although women appear to benefit as much as men do from left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) during surgery for atrial fibrillation (AF), they have far worse 30-day outcomes following ...
BMJ

Ventricular arrhythmias during exercise in patients with mitral valve prolapse

Background Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) can be associated with ventricular arrhythmias (VA), but little is known about the relationship between VA and exercise in these patients. The aim of this study ...
Frontiers

Case Report: From multimodality imaging to catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse

Background: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common condition, typically benign, but in a small subset of patients, it may lead to life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). This ...
Healio

FDA approves transcatheter mitral valve replacement system for high surgical risk patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A transcatheter mitral valve replacement system was approved for patients at high surgical risk. The system is ...
TCTMD

Tendyne Approved in US for High-risk Patients With Mitral Valve Disease

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system for the treatment of patients with mitral valve dysfunction, device manufacturer ...
FierceBiotech

Abbott snags US approval for Tendyne mitral valve replacement implant

Abbott’s MitraClip implant just got a new sibling. The FDA has approved the company’s Tendyne system, as a minimally invasive heart replacement for patients with mitral valve disease that would ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the doctors: Blood leakage may occur with mitral valve prolapse

Each helps to evaluate the degree of mitral valve prolapse and whether blood leakage is occurring. The good news is that mitral valve prolapse does not always require treatment. However, when the ...
KPCNews

Blood leakage may occur with mitral valve prolapse

Dear Doctors: I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found ...
The Daily Reflector

Ask the Doctors: Mitral valve prolapse requires thorough exam

Q I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral ...
Science Daily

Heart valve abnormality is associated with malignant arrhythmias

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. The condition is more common in women and younger patients ...