In rheumatic heart disease, autoimmune inflammation involving the mitral valve produces thickening of the valve leaflets and commissural fusion. The mitral valve is often described as having a ...

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a type of rare heart ... One of the first valves to be affected is the mitral valve. (Read: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Your guide to living with the disease) Read ...

Open-heart surgery using a Kay–Cross disk ... In the other 6 cases the presence of apparent rheumatic mitral-valve disease of long duration provided adequate explanation for the clinical ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. This is according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet ...

If you've been told you have a tight valve, or stenosis, this American Heart Association video explains what it means and why it matters to your heart health. Valvular insufficiency or leakage happens ...

Blood enters the left ventricle through the mitral valve and leaves through the aortic valve. A stenotic valve is a valve opening that has gotten smaller and is partially obstructing blood flow. In ...

Strep throat can turn into rheumatic fever if it’s not properly treated. Rheumatic fever, which was once much more common in childhood than it is today, can damage your aortic valve. It is the ...

New data from a large, international registry showed balloon-assisted anterior mitral leaflet modification (BATMAN) was safe, ...

Open heart surgery ... such as a defective valve at birth, or rheumatic fever, can also cause a leak. In some cases, these valves can be repaired. In many cases, the valve must be replaced. While ...