January 7, 2010 — A high prevalence of internal jugular vein (IJV) valve insufficiency appears to be present in patients with a clinical diagnosis of transient global amnesia (TGA), suggesting that ...

RAPID advances in surgery have made an understanding of the significance of any potentially correctable valvular defect as important as the ability to establish an exact diagnosis. As an isolated ...

Severe valvular heart disease was not uncommon among patients with cancer, and intervention to manage the valvular disease ...

PARIS — By assessing residual regurgitation after a transcatheter tricuspid valve repair with a four-grade rather than three-grade system, physicians can predict survival more accurately, reported ...

Pulmonic valve regurgitation occurs when blood leaks abnormally backward from the pulmonary artery through the pulmonic valve into the right ventricle. This can result in right heart failure. Pulmonic ...

Case reports and echocardiographic studies suggest that the ergot-derived dopamine agonists pergolide and cabergoline, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and the restless legs syndrome, may ...

The findings come on the heels of the US Food and Drug Administration approving the Harmony system (Medtronic) in March as the first nonsurgical heart valve to treat pulmonary valve regurgitation in ...

MUNICH, Germany—The presence of subannular aortic calcification and a pattern of diffuse calcium distribution in the coronary cusps both predict substantial levels of valvular regurgitation after ...

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying valvular heart diseases, together with technological innovations and accumulating clinical experience, have led to great improvements in the ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

A leaky heart valve occurs when a heart valve doesn’t close properly, allowing blood to flow backward. During pregnancy, this condition can affect circulation and increase strain on your heart. A ...

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying valvular heart diseases, together with technological innovations and accumulating clinical experience, have led to great improvements in the ...