title: Direct assessment of normal mechanical mitral valve orifice area by real-time 3D echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Selim R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Krim
authors.forename: Rey P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Vivo
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Jiaqiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Igo
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Zoghbi
authors.forename: Stephen H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D015588:Observer Variation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013781:Texas; D055815:Young Adult