Rheumatic heart disease chronically manifests as congestive heart failure from valvular involvement. Most commonly the mitral valve is affected, resulting in mitral stenosis or mitral regurgitation.

ST. LOUIS – Dr. Sadoff, cardiothoracic surgeon with Prairie Cardiology discusses Mitral Valve Disease and how the disease ...

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 ...

Valvular heart ... Mitral valve stenosis is the narrowing of the mitral valve, which limits the forward flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle. It's often due to rheumatic ...

Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral ...

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 ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality may be at an increased risk of developing severe heart rhythm disorders also ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery.

PREGNANCY in women with prosthetic heart valves carries significant risks, with mechanical valves linked to higher ...

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 ...

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 ...