title: Severe mitral regurgitation due to a leak of a mitral ring--an echocardiographic view.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Distrital do Barreiro.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galrinho
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veiga
mesh_terms: D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014463:Ultrasonography