Adverse cardiac remodelling is the main determinant of patient prognosis in degenerative
valvular heart disease (VHD). However, to give an indication for valvular intervention …

Degenerative mitral valve disease causing mitral valve prolapse is the most common cause
of primary mitral regurgitation, with two distinct phenotypes generally recognized with some …

Background Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is a structural abnormality involving a distinct
separation of the left atrium/mitral valve annulus and myocardium continuum. The literature …

Cardiomyopathies and valvular heart diseases are typically considered distinct diagnostic
categories with dedicated guidelines for their management. However, the interplay between …

The morphological changes that occur in myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) involve
various components, ultimately leading to the impairment of mitral valve (MV) function. In this …

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) affects about 2% to 3% of the general population, mostly
women, and is the most common cause of primary chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) in …

Mitral annular disjunction is increasingly recognized as an important anatomic feature of
mitral valve disease. The presence of mitral annular disjunction, defined as separation …

Objective This study investigates mitral annular disjunctions (MAD) in the atrial wall-mitral
annulus-ventricular wall junction along the mural mitral leaflet and commissures. Methods …

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) was first described in the 1960s, and it is usually a benign
condition. However, a subtype of patients are known to have a higher incidence of …

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common cause of valvular heart disease. Although many
patients with MVP have a benign course, there is increasing recognition of an arrhythmic …