This paper presents serial cardiac-catheterization data showing spontaneous functional closure of large symptomatic defects in 3 infants. One had an associated moderate-sized patent ductus arteriosus ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a serious heart condition that often requires corrective surgery. It is characterized by the backflow or "regurgitation" of blood from the heart's left ventricle into the ...

A new study found that older patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation who underwent mitral valve surgery had significantly better outcomes than those who received medical management alone, ...

Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is a common type of MR linked to high rates of heart failure, highlighting the need to understand its prognostic factors. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is ...

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 ...

When structural changes affect the atrium or valve, it may not close fully-causing blood to leak backwards, a condition known as atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). Common in frail or ...

Photo Credit: Adapted from Asch FM. Atrial FMR primer: epidemiology, pathophysiology, imaging features, and clinical presentation. Presented at: TCT 2024. Washington, DC. Patients with moderate or ...

The 1-year results showing reductions in MR severity, LV end-diastolic volume, and heart failure hospitalizations, as well as better quality of life, were presented online Monday as part of the Heart ...

Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib) both occur when the electrical signals that make your heart chambers contract occur faster than typical. However, they differ in the organization of ...

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is common in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). However, very few studies have explored its clinical characteristics, determinants, and ...