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Related terms: Floppy mitral valve, Barlow Syndrome, Myxomatous mitral valve, Billowing mitral valve, Systolic click-murmur syndrome, Prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome
Duke Doctors Perform First Living Mitral Valve Transplant
MONDAY, March, 3, 2025 – In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three y...
Automated Pipeline Can ID Clinically Significant Mitral Regurgitation
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – An automated pipeline can identify clinically significant mitral regurgitation (MR) among patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiograms, according to a study published...
Mitral Valve Surgery Linked to Lower Rates of Adverse Outcomes in AFMR
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 – For patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR), mitral valve (MV) surgery is associated with lower rates of adverse clinical outcomes, according to a study...