All had leaky heart valves without symptoms and no other heart problems. Their disorder was classified mild, moderate or severe based on the volume of their leakage and the size of the valve hole.

An AI algorithm could help to predict which patients might develop significant heart problems years in advance, just based on ...

Clinicians should use echocardiography, an ultrasound that shows the heart's structure and function, when determining whether patients with heart failure and a leaking heart valve are likely to ...

Overview of leaky heart valves Joe Yammine, MD. Created: Apr 19, 2016 08:00 AM (Updated: Apr 19, ... The standard test to establish the diagnosis of AR is a heart ultrasound ...

People with severely leaky heart valves that cause no symptoms -- a situation thought to be relatively harmless -- actually are in danger of dying and should consider surgery to get the problem ...

A leaky valve makes the heart enlarge even further." Mitraclip (Photo: CBS2) This type of mitral valve leak or regurgitation affects 2 million Americans and leads to numerous, costly ...

People with severely leaky heart valves that cause no symptoms -- a situation thought to be relatively harmless -- actually are in danger of dying and should consider surgery to get the problem ...

Q. I have mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, rated 2+ to 3+. This seems quite serious to me, but my doctor has told me that it will be fine. Because I also have lots of skipped beats, I had ...

A leaking aortic valve permits blood to flow back from the aorta into the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber. The ventricle becomes engorged with blood and has to enlarge.

Dear Dr. Donohue — My doctor had me get an echocardiogram (report enclosed). He said I have an enlarged heart, but he didn't explain it. Will you please give me ...