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Mitral leaflet separation index. An easy two dimensional echocardiography technique for assessment of mitral valve area before and after percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty

AIM: To evaluate the reliability of the mitral leaflet separation (MLS) index against the traditional echocardiographic methods in measuring mitral valve area (MVA) pre and post percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV). METHODS: Ninety patients suffering symptomatic moderate to severe MS und...

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Autores principales: Raafat, Sameh S., Ramzy, Ali A., El-Hadidy, Amr F., Abd Allah, Mohamed A., Hanna, Hany F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Egyptian Society of Cardiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30190646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehj.2018.04.006