Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

Mitral-valve repair can be accomplished with an investigational procedure that involves the percutaneous implantation of a clip that grasps and approximates the edges of the mitral leaflets at the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Shone’s complex (a.k.a. Shone’s syndrome) is the combination of stenotic heart lesions. Commonly, coarctation of the aorta, subvalvular aortic stenosis, a supravalvular mitral membrane and a parachute ...

Heart valve disease happens when one of the four heart valves either doesn’t open properly (stenosis) or doesn’t close fully, causing blood to leak backward (regurgitation). Common causes include ...