Among patients undergoing mitral-valve surgery, 30 to 50% present with atrial fibrillation, which is associated with reduced survival and increased risk of stroke. Surgical ablation of atrial ...
Medically reviewed byJimmy Almond, M.D. Mitral valve prolapse is a heart disorder where the mitral valve leaflets have extra tissue or become stretched and bulge (or prolapse) into the left atrium.
A large cardiac magnetic resonance study shows that patients with mitral valve prolapse have impaired contraction at the base ...