Insights From Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Into the Mechanism of Functional Mitral Regurgitation

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Yutaka Otsuji · Massachusetts General Hospital

Mark D. Handschumacher · Massachusetts General Hospital

Ehud Schwammenthal · Massachusetts General Hospital

Leng Jiang · Massachusetts General Hospital

Jae‐Kwan Song · Massachusetts General Hospital

Jorge Guerrero · Massachusetts General Hospital

Gus J. Vlahakes

Abstract

LV dysfunction without dilatation fails to produce important MR. Functional MR relates strongly to changes in the 3D geometry of the mitral valve attachments at the PM and annular levels, with practical implications for approaches that would restore a more favorable configuration.

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Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

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Published in: Circulation

Volume 96, Issue 6, pp. 1999-2008

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.96.6.1999

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Insights From Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Into the Mechanism of Functional Mitral Regurgitation

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