Your heart has four chambers, two on the right and two on the left. Blood flows into the right side of the heart, then to the lungs where it receives oxygen. From the lungs it flows into the left ...

A cardiothoracic surgeon at Mount Sinai, Dr. Anelechi Anyanwu specializes in performing surgeries for complex heart valve problems and heart failure. This is the fourth column in a series recognizing ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are two conditions involving backward leakage of blood through a heart valve when a ventricle contracts. People may experience either or both ...

DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2021 — Adults undergoing mitral valve surgery who have less than severe leakage of the tricuspid valve may benefit by having both valves repaired at the same time, including a ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I had an echocardiogram that showed mitral valve prolapse with a small amount of leakage. I also had a stress test that rated me above average athletic level. I run five times a week ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A catheter-based procedure that uses a clothespin-like device threaded ...

The largest study to examine outcomes for patients treated outside a clinical trial setting with a minimally invasive procedure to repair a poorly functioning mitral valve in the heart found that the ...

People with severe mitral valve regurgitation -- often diagnosed after doctors hear a heart murmur during routine exams -- should consider surgery even if they don't have symptoms, finds a study in ...

The heart has four valves or flaps, namely aortic valve, mitral valve, pulmonary valve and tricuspid valve, which keep blood moving in the right direction. The mitral valve lies between the upper left ...

Dear Doctors: I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found ...

Physicians can now close certain types of leaky heart valves through a tiny puncture in the groin, using live 3D imaging for precise guidance. This combination treatment is an alternative to open ...

An international study of more than 400 adults concludes that people who undergo mitral valve surgery (between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart) and also have less than severe ...