Paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) is a serious and underdiagnosed problem of prosthetic valves. It occurs in 7% to 17% of surgical mitral prosthetic valves and 2% to 10% of aortic prosthetic valves. Approximately 74% of PVR occur in the first year…
Mitral regurgitation (MR) may result from primary abnormalities of the mitral valve (MV) apparatus (primary or degenerative MR) or from left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and remodeling (functional or secondary MR). The current American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)…
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most common valvular disease in the developed world and is expected to increase with the aging population. Primary MR is caused by an intrinsic valve abnormality (usually degenerative mitral valve [MV] disease), whereas secondary (functional)…