Recent studies seem to demonstrate a higher incidence of mitral valve prolapse in hyperthyroid patients. A complete cardiological check-up including 2D echocardiography was performed in 52 hyperthyroid patients and 52 control subjects. In the hyperthyroid population, mitral valve prolapse was diagnosed 3 times, 5,8 p. 100 of cases. These 3 subjects were female; hyperthyroidism was nodular in 2 cases: Grave's disease was only present in 1 case. Hyperthyroidism was very active at the time of the echocardiographic study in those 3 patients. In the control group, mitral valve prolapse was observed in 4 cases (7.7 p. 100). These 4 patients were all female. The results of this study do not show a higher incidence of mitral valve prolapse in the hyperthyroid population than in the control group. Grave's disease was not more prevalent in hyperthyroid patients with mitral valve prolapse. On the other hand, there were significantly more female patients with MVP in both the hyperthyroid and control populations.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
How Would We Treat Our Own Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement?
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
February 2025
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Electronic address:
This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on the prevention and treatment of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) associated with transcatheter mitral valve replacement-a novel and evolving treatment alternative for mitral regurgitation-encompassing both surgical and pharmacological interventions. LVOTO is a potentially catastrophic complication of transcatheter mitral valve replacement. Therefore, identifying patients at high risk for LVOTO and implementing a carefully tailored medical and surgical strategy are essential for optimizing perioperative management and improving patient outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEstimation of inlet flow rate in simulations of left atrial flows: A proposed optimized and reference-based algorithm with application to sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation.
J Biomech
March 2025
Department of Computational Physiology, Simula Research Laboratory, Kristian Augusts gate 23, 0164 Oslo, Norway. Electronic address:
Medical image-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a valuable tool for studying cardiovascular hemodynamics and its role in vascular pathologies. However, patient-specific flow rate measurements are rare. As a remedy, individual flow rates are typically estimated using anatomical features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurgical management for caseous calcification of mitral annulus associated with coronary artery disease.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
March 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a common finding, especially among the elderly or patients undergoing hemodialysis. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare MAC variant with liquefied material at the calcified annulus. Surgical management of CCMA often involves wide excision and debridement, increasing the risk of perioperative stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSuccessful Percutaneous Extraction of a WATCHMAN FLX Device From the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract.
JACC Case Rep
January 2025
Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Although rare, embolization of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) devices carries a significant morbidity and mortality burden.
Case Summary: An asymptomatic 77-year-old woman with inability to tolerate anticoagulation due to gastrointestinal bleeding presented for 45-day transesophageal echocardiography following LAAO with a Watchman device, which demonstrated incidental device migration to the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). Percutaneous extraction was performed using a novel technique with rat tooth/alligator forceps to successfully retrieve the Watchman from the LVOT using a transaortic approach.
Prospective Analysis of the Feasibility of the PASCAL System for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (OneForAll-Registry).
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
March 2025
West German Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Background: Mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) is increasingly applied in patients with high surgical risk. We aimed to evaluate whether the PASCAL system can be applied in an all-comers cohort irrespective of the underlying anatomy and whether technical features influence therapeutic success.
Methods: In this prospective, observational study we enrolled consecutive patients (n = 80) with mitral regurgitation (MR) 3+ and 4+ scheduled for M-TEER.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!