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Structural Heart Disease

November 26, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 7 Comments

What Is Structural Heart Disease? Structural heart disease refers to heart disease that is acquired through wear and tear, or heart disease that people are born with. An example of structural heart disease acquired through wear and tear would be a tight or leaky heart valve. An example of structural heart disease people are born […]

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Mitral Valve Repair Surgery – What You Need To Know

November 25, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 97 Comments

By Mustafa Ahmed MD and David McGiffin MD   What is Mitral Valve Repair Surgery? When the mitral valve is severely diseased it can lead to heart failure and associated symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue as well as heart enlargement. The most common diseases are a leaky mitral valve known as mitral regurgitation […]

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Mitral Valve Prolapse – The Definitive Guide

October 10, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed Leave a Comment

Mitral Valve Prolapse

What is the Mitral Valve? The main pumping chamber of the heart is on the bottom left side of the heart, it is called the left ventricle. Blood flow through the left side of the heart is simple. It goes from the top chamber of the heart called the left atrium, to the bottom chamber […]

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Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery – Commonly Asked Questions

August 10, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 43 Comments

written by Mustafa Ahmed MD and David Mcgiffin MD Mitral Valve Replacement vs Mitral Valve Repair – When should the mitral valve be repaired and when should the mitral valve be replaced? Decision making in valvular heart disease is complex. Operation may be required for mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, or both. Mitral regurgitation is a […]

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The Four Valves of the Heart Explained

August 5, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 19 Comments

Leaking Heart Valve

What Is a Heart Valve? A valve basically lets something go one way but not the other. In this case, that “something” is blood. So, the valves of the heart allow blood to go forward but not leak backwards. This is important because when the heart pumps, it pushes blood forward to the body where it […]

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Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation – What You Need To Know

July 16, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 299 Comments

Tricuspid Regurgitatioin ECG

What is Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation? Tricuspid regurgitation is leakiness of the tricuspid valve. The tricuspid valve is valve between the upper and lower chambers of the right side of the heart. Everyone has heard of the valve between the upper and lower chambers of the left side of the heart, the mitral valve. The tricuspid […]

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Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), aka a Hole In The Heart

July 6, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 167 Comments

What is a PFO? PFO stands for Patent Foramen Ovale. A simple way to think of  PFO’s is as a hole in the main interior walls of the heart. In the image below, you can see where the hole forms a connection between the left and right atrium, aka the upper chambers of the heart. […]

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TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement): The New Heart Valve Replacing Open Heart Surgery

June 30, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 332 Comments

What Is A TAVR (TAVI)? TAVR is a revolutionary new heart valve treatment most commonly used to treat a tight aortic valve, otherwise known as aortic stenosis, TAVR stands for ‘transcatheter aortic valve replacement’, it is also commonly referred to as TAVI, which stands for ‘transcatheter aortic valve implantation’. TAVR and TAVI are the same thing. Transcatheter […]

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The MitraClip – Treatment for a Leaky Heart Valve

May 25, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 81 Comments

mitraclip

The Mitraclip procedure for mitral regurgitation is performed on a leaky mitral valve. This article presents a broad overview of the procedure and the people who need it.  For a detailed overview of the MitraClip procedure itself, please see our article How to do the MitraClip Procedure – A Complete Guide.  A leaking mitral valve can […]

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Mitral Regurgitation

May 25, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 385 Comments

Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Regurgitation is basically a leaky mitral valve. It’s also known as mitral valve regurgitation, mitral insufficiency or just MR for short. Look at the image of the mitral valve below. The mitral valve separates the top and bottom of the left side of the heart (the main pumping chamber). Usually, the mitral valve stops […]

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