Factors determining the exercise capacity in mitral stenosis.
In mitral stenosis, peak pulmonary pressure after exercise rather than valve area at rest or mitral gradient, was found to be an important factor in determining the exercise capacity.
Song
J K
JK
Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kang
D H
DH
Lee
C W
CW
Lee
S G
SG
Cheong
S S
SS
Hong
M K
MK
Kim
J J
JJ
Park
S W
SW
Park
S J
SJ
Lee
S J
SJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology