Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of
mitral valve disease, both mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitation, starting with an overview …

Valvular heart disease is common and increasingly prevalent among the elderly. The end
result of valvular pathologies is cardiac failure and can lead to sudden death; thus …

Over the past two decades interest in mitral valve regurgitation has increased as a result of
the development of new technologies that have expanded the number of patients who can …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review describes numerous pathologic entities that cause
structural abnormalities of the mitral valve. Different pathologic entities involve different …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) poses a significant clinical burden in the adult population, which is
expected to increase even more with the ever prolonging life expectancies in developed …

Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is the most common valvular heart disease. Primary MR is a
disease of the mitral valve apparatus, whereas secondary MR is a disease of the left …

Mitral Regurgitation (MR) is a common medical problem. MR is also a prognostic factor;
patients with severe symptomatic MR have a poor prognosis with an annual mortality rate of …

Mitral valve (MV) dysfunction is the second-most common clinically significant form of
valvular defect in adults. MV regurgitation occurs with the increasing frequency of …

Mitral valve regurgitation, stenosis, and prolapse all impose potentially life-threatening
structural and hemodynamic burdens on the heart. Fortunately, the last quarter century has …

Mitral regurgitation is the second most common valvular disorder requiring surgical
intervention worldwide. This review summarizes the current understanding of primary …