Anterior mitral leaflet retraction--a new echocardiographic predictor of severe mitral regurgitation following balloon valvuloplasty by the Inoue technique.
Echocardiographic quantification of the severity of anterior mitral leaflet retraction aids prediction of severe mitral regurgitation after balloon valvuloplasty.
Mueller
U K
UK
Division of Cardiology, Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sareli
P
P
Essop
M R
MR
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography