Long-term outcome after mitral valve repair: a risk factor analysis [PDF]
Objective: Mitral valve repair is the gold standard to restore mitral valve function and is now known to have good long-term outcome. In order to help perioperative decision making, we analyzed our collective to find independent risk factors affecting ...
Eisa, Karam +5 more
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Introduction: The mitral valve prolapse is a heart syndrome that is characterized by considerable physical and psychological consequences for affected patients. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing worrying,
AR Jamshidzehi ShahBakhsh +3 more
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A Case Report of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated by Biventricular Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Review of Literature [PDF]
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder whose aetiology is not fully understood. Skin fibrosis and visceral organs involvement are the hallmarks, and the heart could be disproportionately or subtly involved ...
Akinboro AO +3 more
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When should patients with mitral valve prolapse get endocarditis prophylaxis? [PDF]
Patients with suspected mitral valve prolapse (MVP)should undergo echocardiography before any procedure that may place them at risk for bacteremia. Patients with MVP and documented absence of mitral regurgitation or valvular thickening likely do not need
Helmen, Jennifer +2 more
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The Mitral Annular Disjunction of Mitral Valve Prolapse: Presentation and Outcome.
B. Essayagh +10 more
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Ventricular fibrillation in a patient with unsuspected mitral valve prolapse and a prolonged Q-T interval [PDF]
Robert B. Forbes, G. Morton
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Central retinal artery occlusion secondary to Barlow's disease
Purpose: To report a rare case of isolated, unilateral CRAO in a young patient with mitral valve prolapse secondary to Barlow's disease. Observations: A 29-year-old woman with history of premature ventricular contractions and cardiac ablation presented ...
Carl S. Wilkins +3 more
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Reflection: A Long Lasting Birthday Present [PDF]
I wrote a check this week. I do it yearly; this time, $169, for my annual subscription renewal to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Writing this check reminds me of my dad… he started me on this tradition. During the autumn of my senior year in
Yeo, MD, FACS, Charles J.
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Automated quantification of mitral valve anatomy using anatomical intelligence in three-dimensional echocardiography [PDF]
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Au, S +18 more
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Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse
Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse is a rare problem of a usually benign condition of the mitral valve. Mitral annular disjunction and the pickelhaube sign are important features of myxomatous mitral valve prolapse, which are linked to ventricular ...
F. Widmer
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