If any of the heart’s valves are damaged or diseased, it is referred to as valvular heart disease. This damage can mean the valves fail to close properly, causing blood to leak back through them. Or ...
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition that causes your heart to beat in an irregular rhythm. One way to classify AFib is by what’s causing it. Valvular AFib and nonvalvular AFib are terms used to ...
Valvular regurgitation is when blood flows backward through the chambers of your heart. It can be mild and not cause symptoms, or it can be life threatening. Your heart is a muscular organ that ...
Valvular atrial fibrillation (A-fib) involves a condition that leads to an irregular or abnormal heart rhythm. This can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular complications, such as stroke.
Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying valvular heart diseases, together with technological innovations and accumulating clinical experience, have led to great improvements in the ...
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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Valvular heart disease impacts approximately 7% of patients with cancer. One in five underwent interventional ...
Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly improved survival. Subscribe to our ...
The subretinal drusenoid deposit form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was found to be associated with valvular heart disease as well as cardiac index. The subretinal drusenoid deposit (SDD) ...
A multi-centre study shows an AI stethoscope analysis can detect valvular heart disease with high accuracy, enabling rapid, ...
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 ...