title: Changing Mechanisms of Mitral Regurgitation During Repair, and Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Medicine, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA; Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Electronic address: sohail.mahboobi@lahey.org.
authors.forename: Sohail K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahboobi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Medicine, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
authors.forename: Chhavi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manchanda
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Medicine, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
authors.forename: Ghaith
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abdulkarim
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: annulus; coaptation; mitral regurgitation; transesophageal echocardiography