The Flail Leaflet & Mitral Valve Prolapse - MyHeart
WEBMay 5, 2013 · Think of the mitral valve in mitral valve prolapse as a parachute. The images below show classic flail leaflet. The chords that hold the leaflet to the heart muscle have snapped and as a result the leaflet has a flail portion that can be seen flying back up in to the top chamber.
Mitral Valve Prolapse - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBJan 16, 2023 · Mitral valve prolapse (MVP), also known as floppy mitral valve syndrome, systolic click-murmur syndrome, and billowing mitral leaflets, is valvular heart disease. It is generally considered a benign condition; however, at times, it may present with sudden cardiac death, endocarditis, or cerebrovascular accident.
WEBFeb 9, 2019 · Flail Mitral Valve. Failure of leaflets coaptation with rapid systolic movement of the involved leaflet into the left atrium, due to rupture chordae tendineae or papillary muscle. May result in acute, subacute or chronic MR.
Clinical Outcome of Mitral Regurgitation Due to Flail Leaflet
WEBNov 7, 1996 · In this study, mitral regurgitation due to flail leaflet was associated with excess mortality and high morbidity. Most patients either died or required mitral-valve surgery within 10 years...
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WEBExcessive leaflet motion (Type II) is most commonly seen with mitral valve prolapse or flail leaflet. Leaflet prolapse occurs when the leaflet body moves above the saddle-shaped annulus in systole, whereas leaflet flail occurs when a focal portion of the leaflet edge moves above the annulus and zone of coaptation.
Mitral valve disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBEach valve has flaps, called leaflets, that open and close once during each heartbeat. If a valve doesn't open or close properly, blood flow through the heart to the body can be reduced. In mitral valve regurgitation, the flaps don't close tightly.
Emergent Diagnosis of a Flail Mitral Leaflet With Bedside ...
WEBJul 24, 2020 · Flail mitral leaflet (FML) with associated acute pulmonary edema and acute decompensated heart failure is an emergent condition requiring prompt recognition by the emergency physician (EP). Focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) and lung ultrasound (LUS) have a vital role in the evaluation of FML in the emergency department.
Acute mitral regurgitation in adults - UpToDate
WEBMar 10, 2022 · Patients with acute mitral regurgitation (MR) are often gravely ill with significant hemodynamic abnormalities that require urgent medical and usually surgical treatment [1-3]. The pathophysiology, clinical features, and management of native acute MR will be reviewed here.
Early Surgery Is Recommended for Mitral Regurgitation
WEBFeb 16, 2010 · These studies, summarized in the Table, concur in demonstrating that mitral surgery markedly reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with severe organic MR defined by a specific anatomic feature—flail leaflet—or by quantitative assessment. 11,14,15,51 The magnitude of risk reduction was considerable whether analyzed by …
Echocardiographic Features and Clinical Outcomes of Flail Mitral ...
WEBAug 11, 2017 · Flail mitral leaflet is a common complication of degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) and is generally equated with severe MR. However, a flail mitral leaflet is not always associated with severe MR.
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