Effect of additional dimensions and views in the echocardiographic determination of 3‐dimensional left ventricular volume in myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs by Weihow Hsue, Cortney E. Pelzek, Samantha Siess, Benjamin A. Terhaar, Shana B. Mintz, Romain Pariaut

“…Animals Fifty‐nine client‐owned dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease (38 Stage B1, 13 Stage B2, 8 Stages C/D) received echocardiograms, with a subset of 28 dogs (14 Stage B1, 10 Stage B2, 4 Stages C/D) imaged by 2 operators. …”
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Characteristics and Surgical Results of Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy without Intrinsic Mitral Valve Diseases Undergoing Mitral Subvalvular Procedures during Myectomy by Qiang Ji, YuLin Wang, Ye Yang, LiMin Xia, WenJun Ding, Kai Song, ChunSheng Wang

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Clinical Study on Long-Term Sinus Reversion Rate and Left Atrial Function Recovery of Mitral Valve Disease with Atrial Fibrillation under Modified Surgical Radiofrequency Ablation by Jingle Cui, Ziyang Hu, Tao Li, Ziyang Guo, Weiquan Luo, Zhiyong Huang

“…We aimed to study the long-term sinus reversion rate and recovery of left atrial function after modified surgical radiofrequency ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation caused by mitral valve disease. From March 2014 to May 2020, 35 patients who underwent modified surgical radiofrequency ablation during cardiac valve surgery in our hospital were selected as the study group, and 25 normal individuals without cardiac structural changes were selected as the control group. …”
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Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Left-Sided Cardiac Pathology by Todd L. Kiefer, Thomas M. Bashore

“…This article will review the literature as it pertains to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of PH related to aortic valve disease, mitral valve disease, left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. …”
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Loeys-Dietz syndrome by Bogumiła Wójcik-Niklewska, Erita Filipek

“…Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a rare syndrome of genetically determined congenital defects characterized by specific dysmorphic features, vascular tortuosity, aneurysms, mitral valve disease, and bone abnormalities. Eye disorders include lens subluxation, myopia, retinal detachment, and the bluish colour of eye whites. …”
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Pimobendan oral solution is bioequivalent to pimobendan chewable tablets in beagle dogs by Olaf Kuhlmann, Michael Markert

“…Abstract Background Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is frequently diagnosed in small breed dogs. …”
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Mitral Valve Repair by Irbaz Hameed, MD, Adham Ahmed, BS, Christina Waldron, BS, Percy T. Algarate, MD, Michal Kawczynski, MD, Maurish Fatima, MBBS, BS, Amnah Alhazmi, MBBS, Samantha Colon, BS, Alexandria Brackett, MA, MLIS, Samuel Heuts, MD, PhD, Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD, Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD, Vinay Badhwar, MD, Arnar Geirsson, MD

“…These findings may define experienced centers and surgeons for patients requiring MVr for primary/degenerative mitral valve disease.…”
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Cardiovascular toxicity of tisagenlecleucel in children and adolescents: analysis of spontaneous reports submitted to FAERS by Ganggang Wang, Lin Su, Yanjun Liu, Xiaohan Yang, Yi Li, Qi Mei, Qi Mei, Wen Gao

“…The most frequently reported CVAEs were mitral valve disease, hypotension, and capillary leak syndrome. …”
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