Assessing functional mitral regurgitation with exercise echocardiography: rationale and clinical applications

Secondary or functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) represents an increasing feature of mitral valve disease characterized by abnormal function of anatomically normal leaflets in the context of the impaired function of remodelled left ventricles. The anatomic and pathophysiological basis of FMR are b...

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Autores principales: Bigi, Riccardo, Cortigiani, Lauro, Bovenzi, Francesco, Fiorentini, Cesare
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-7-57
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Sumario:Secondary or functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) represents an increasing feature of mitral valve disease characterized by abnormal function of anatomically normal leaflets in the context of the impaired function of remodelled left ventricles. The anatomic and pathophysiological basis of FMR are briefly analyzed; in addition, the role of exercise echocardiography for the assessment of FMR is discussed in view of its relevance to clinical practice.

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