Background Over the last 25 years, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has
emerged as an alternative to echocardiography for assessment of valvular heart disease …

In accordance with the “Standards for the Elaboration of Guidelines, Positions and
Normations” sanctioned by the Brazilian Society of Cardiology, this document was written to …

Purpose In this work we performed an imaged-based computational study of the systolic
fluid dynamics in presence of mitral valve regurgitation (MVR). In particular, we compared …

Objectives Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) performed at the time of other valvular-
or nonvalvular cardiac procedure is a mainstay of therapy; yet the data regarding its …

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019; 112 (3): 326-368 médica sistemática, uniformizada, capaz de
abranger a ampla população de esportistas e atletas antes da realização de exercício …

Movement is a part of daily life for humans, who must get from one place to another, pick up
and carry things, relate to others or simply move for the pleasure of moving. Caspersen et …

Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is a currently prevalent disease in the US that is projected
to become increasingly common as the aging population grows. In recent years, image …

Abstract Purpose of Review To discuss the critical role of the mitral valve (MV) in the
pathophysiology of obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), evaluation of the MV …

Left ventricular myocardial infarction (MI) has broad and debilitating effects on cardiac
function. In many cases, MI leads to ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR), a condition …

Structural heart disease (SHD) emergencies include acute deterioration of a stable lesion or
development of a new critical lesion. Structural heart disease emergencies can produce …