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Emergent Diagnosis of a Flail Mitral Leaflet With Bedside Echocardiography

Flail mitral leaflet (FML) with associated acute pulmonary edema and acute decompensated heart failure is an emergent condition requiring prompt recognition by the emergency physician (EP). Focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) and lung ultrasound (LUS) have a vital role in the evaluation of FML in the...

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Autores principales: Hsu, Patrick, Shepherd, Caroline, Shokraneh, Keyon, Cabrera, Gabriel, Kalivoda, Eric J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7444964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32850242
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9374