title: Anterior mitral leaflet retraction--a new echocardiographic predictor of severe mitral regurgitation following balloon valvuloplasty by the Inoue technique.
abstract: Echocardiographic quantification of the severity of anterior mitral leaflet retraction aids prediction of severe mitral regurgitation after balloon valvuloplasty.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sareli
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Essop
mesh_terms: 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