The systolic stenosis was apparently due to close apposition of the hypertrophied septum and the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve at the peak of systole. Though mild diffuse systolic widening ...
When aortic valve stenosis becomes severe, the valve should usually be replaced. Valve insufficiency or regurgitation happens more often in the mitral valve. When a valve leaks, the leaflets don’t ...
Now, he is under follow-up for seven months. The latest echocardiography examination showed trivial mitral valve regurgitation and no stenosis. Mitral valve insufficiency secondary to blunt chest ...