Inter-scallop separations of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve: an important cause of ‘pathological’ mitral regurgitation in rheumatic heart disease screening

The 2012 World Heart Federation (WHF) criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) identify that the finding of ‘pathological’ mitral regurgitation (MR) in a screened individual increases the likelihood of detecting underlying RHD. Cases of isolated ‘pathological MR’ are...

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Autores principales: Hunter, L D, Monaghan, M, Lloyd, G, Pecoraro, A J K, Doubell, A F, Herbst, P G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5900448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29572293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/ERP-18-0010

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5900448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29572293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/ERP-18-0010

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