1·675 + 0·037 × age (years) + 0·094 × body mass index (kg/m 2) + 1·13 × impaired fasting glycaemia or diabetes (yes=1, no=0) + 0·99 × aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio – ...

2D TTE is the main method to define leaflet thickening (use fundamental imaging), leaflet mobility (normal, increased (including prolapse ... the valve morphology and (2) the size, shape and function ...

If the valve becomes narrowed, it is harder for the blood to flow through, and often the blood leaks backward. Symptoms usually don't until the adult years. Mitral valve prolapse (also known ...

Certain conditions of the heart are better seen with TEE, such as mitral valve ... mode echocardiography. This is the simplest type of echocardiography. It makes an image that is similar to a tracing ...

Sex-based differences in MR are well recognized, as has been described in the surgical literature. Specifically, the prevalence of mitral valve prolapse is higher in females, although males are more ...