Anaesthesia Management of Surgical Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation using Ultrasound Energy by Vaijayanti N Gadre

“…Atrial Fibrillation is commonly associated with Mitral Valve Disease. Valve replacement, associated with surgical correction of atrial fibrillation, is considered as a definitive cure for such condition. …”
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Giant left atrium: A review by Ahmed El Maghraby, Rachel Hajar

“…Giant left atrium is a rare condition, with a reported incidence of 0.3%, and following mainly rheumatic mitral valve disease. Although rheumatic heart disease represents the main cause of giant left atrium, other etiologies have been reported. …”
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Robotic mitral valve repair surgery: where do we go from here? by Anton Tomšič, Meindert Palmen

“…Surgical mitral valve repair through median sternotomy has long presented the treatment of choice for degenerative mitral valve disease. In recent decades, minimal invasive surgical techniques have been developed and are now gaining widespread popularity. …”
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Transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement by V. I. Ganyukov, R. S. Tarasov, I. V. Ganyukov

“…The review presents current data transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement, which is becoming an alternative method of managing mitral valve disease. Despite the fact that the transapical transcatheter approach is technically simpler, the transseptal method is less invasive. …”
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Free floating left atrial ball thrombus: a rare cause of stroke. by Rider, O, Malhotra, A, Newton, J

“…We report a case of cardioembolic stroke as a result of free floating left atrial ball thrombus presenting as a complication of rheumatic mitral valve disease. This case highlights that, in all patients with a history of structural heart disease, atrial fibrillation, or rheumatic fever, prompt cardiac ultrasound to exclude free floating atrial thrombus is essential.…”

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Using Transcatheter Aortic Valve or Dedicated Devices: Current Evidence and Future Prospects by Victor Quentin, Jules Mesnier, Clémence Delhomme, Neila Sayah, Paul Guedeney, Olivier Barthélémy, Gaspard Suc, Jean-Philippe Collet

“…As a result, it is indicated for patients with failing bioprothesis or surgical rings or mitral valve disease associated with severe mitral annular calcification (MAC), which furnishes the necessary foundation for valve anchoring. …”
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The evolution of technical prerequisites and local boundary conditions for optimization of mitral valve interventions—Emphasis on skills development and institutional risk performa... by Riccardo Cocchieri, Bertus van de Wetering, Jan Baan, Antoine Driessen, Robert Riezebos, Sjoerd van Tuijl, Bas de Mol, Bas de Mol

“…Adaptation to local conditions in terms of infrastructure, referrals and reimbursement, appears essential for the evolution of a complete mitral valve disease management program. Efficacy of institutional risk management performance (IRMP) and sufficient team skills should be embedded in an appropriate infrastructure that enables scale and offers complete and safe solutions for mitral valve disease. …”
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Caseous Mitral Annular Calcification Presenting as Retinal Artery Occlusion by Hannah Gower, Mark Hamilton, Nathan Manghat, Mohammed OA Abubakr

“…Conclusion Whilst a benign and rare variant of MAC, CMAC is associated with a range of pathologies, including mitral valve disease, arrhythmias, and systemic embolisation. …”
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Robotic mitral valve surgery by John Massey, Kenneth Palmer, Omar Al-Rawi, Owen Chambers, Tim Ridgway, Selvaraj Shanmuganathan, Gopal Soppa, Paul Modi

“…Totally endoscopic robotic mitral valve repair is the least invasive surgical therapy for mitral valve disease. Robotic mitral valve surgery demonstrates faster recovery with shorter hospital stays, less morbidity, and equivalent mortality and mid-term durability compared to sternotomy. …”
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Repair of Double Orifice Left AV Valve (DOLAVV) with Endocardial Cushion Defect in Adult by Vivek Velayudhan Pillai, Jayakumar Karunakaran

“…Abstract Double orifice left atrioventricular valve (DOLAVV) or double orifice mitral valve (DOMV) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly manifesting either as an isolated lesion (mitral stenosis or mitral insufficiency) or in association with other congenital cardiac defects. Signs of mitral valve disease are usually present along with the symptoms of associated coexistent congenital heart diseases. …”
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Parachute-like asymmetric mitral valve in an adult associated with congenital ophthalmic abnormality—A rare case diagnosed by multimodality imaging by Abhijeet B. Shelke, Ramesh Kawade, Sourabh Gandhi

“…We discuss an adult case of parachute-like mitral valve that was previously diagnosed as rheumatic mitral valve disease and subsequently, using multimodality imaging, proved to be a parachute-like asymmetric mitral valve.…”
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Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease by Marco Guazzi, Nazzareno Galiè

“…In the past, rheumatic mitral valve disease was the most common cause of PH in left heart disease; however, today it is more likely to be associated with hypertensive and/or ischaemic heart disease. …”
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GIANT LEFT ATRIUM WITH MECHANICAL MITRAL PROSTHESIS, SMALL PARAVALVULAR LEAK AND DISLOCATED PACEMAKER ELECTRODE by Piotr J. Stryjewski, Agnieszka Kuczaj, Jadwiga Nessler, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

“…Giant left atrium (GLA) is defined as those measuring larger than 8 cm and are typically found in patients who have rheumatic mitral valve disease with severe regurgitation. GLA is a rare condition, with a reported incidence of 0,3%.The patient usually presents with complaints of shortness of breath and/or dysphagia. …”
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Coming undone: a case of annuloplasty ring suture degeneration post mitral valve repair leading to recurrent severe MR by Patrick Savage, Michael Connolly

“…Mitral valve repair is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral valve disease with superior perioperative and long-term morbidity and mortality outcomes vs mitral valve replacement. …”
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Severe Pulmonary Hypertension From Combined Ventricular Septal Defect and Rheumatic MIitral Valve Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Isaac Kofi Owusu, Gordon Manu Amponsah, Yaw Amo Wiafe

“…We present a 26-year-old man with a large ventricular septal defect and rheumatic mitral valve disease who developed severe pulmonary hypertension that became complicated by atrial fibrillation and later sudden cardiac death.…”
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Microinvasive mitral valve surgery: Current status and status quo by Anton Tomšič, Robert J. M. Klautz, Michael A. Borger, Meindert Palmen

“…Surgical mitral valve repair, performed either through median sternotomy or minimal invasive approach, presents the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral valve disease. In dedicated centres, high repair and low complication rates have been established with excellent valve repair durability. …”
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Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report by Shiqiang Wang, Huaidong Chen, Ximing Qian, Fan He

“…During the surgery, the true lesion was found to be mitral valve leaflet prolapse due to degenerative mitral valve disease. Conclusion For individual patient, the best clinical decision not only needs the extensive application of echocardiography, but also needs the combination of clinical symptoms and more auxiliary examination.…”
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Heart valve disease gender difference in the era of transcatether treatment by Cristina Aurigemma, Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani

“…Although the calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is more frequent in men compared to women, the majority of AS patients over 80 years old are women, in whom fibrotic remodeling of aortic valve is typically found. Mitral valve disease is more common in women. However females are under-referred or delayed referrals to treatment, probably due to the absence of sex-based LV dimension values guiding surgical timing. …”
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Performance evaluation on mitral valve motion feature tracking using kanade-lucas-Tomasi (KLT) algorithm based eigenvalue measurement by Mahadi, Lina Farhana, Ibrahim, Nabilah, Zaluwi, Mohd Thariq, S.M Johan, Muhammad Haniff

“…An experiment is carried out which covers the patient scanning who suffers from mitral valve disease. The performance of the method is validated by comparing the value of point track per frames. …”
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Handling Extensive Mitral Annular Calcification via a Minimally Invasive Right Mini-Thoracotomy Approach by Cristina Barbero, Antonio Spitaleri, Marco Pocar, Barbara Parrella, Ambra Santonocito, Elena Bozzo, Alessandro Depaoli, Riccardo Faletti, Mauro Rinaldi

“…During the study period, 27 patients with mitral valve disease and associated mitral annular calcification were enrolled. …”
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