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 …

In patients with aortic and/or mitral valve disease the presence of pulmonary hypertension
(PH) indicates a decompensated state of the disease with left ventricular and left atrial …

Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean arterial pressure of≥ 25 mmHg as confirmed
on right heart catheterisation. Traditionally, the pulmonary arterial systolic pressure has …

Background: Chronic severe aortic regurgitation (AR) imposes significant volume and
pressure overload on the left ventricle (LV), but such patients typically remain in an …

Objectives: This study sought to examine the prognostic utility of left ventricular (LV) global
longitudinal strain (GLS) in asymptomatic patients with≥ III+ aortic regurgitation (AR), an …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is highly prevalent in patients with left heart disease (LHD)
and negatively impacts prognosis. The most common causes of PH associated with LHD …

Background: The potential additive utility of baseline resting left ventricular global
longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) and exercise stress testing in risk stratification of patients with …

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a commonly occurring heart condition defined by
enlargement and superior displacement of the mitral valve leaflet (s) during systole …

Importance Pulmonary hypertension (pHTN) is associated with increased risk of mortality
after mitral valve surgery for mitral regurgitation. However, its association with clinical …

Aims Indications for surgery in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) are
increasingly liberal in all clinical guidelines but the role of secondary outcome determinants …