title: Prevalence and clinical significance of mild paraprosthetic ring leaks and left atrial spontaneous echo contrast detected on transesophageal echocardiography three months after isolated mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skudicky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skoularigis
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Essop
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rothlisberger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sareli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure