title: Mitral annulus diameter is the main echocardiographic correlate of S3 gallop in acute heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, IA, USA. Electronic address: hesham.omar@apogeephysicians.com.
authors.forename: Hesham R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linda and Jack Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guglin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Heart failure; Mitral annulus diameter; Third heart sound