How and where the mitral valve leaks in functional mitral regurgitation

Background and Aim: It remains unknown how and where the mitral valve leaks in functional mitral regurgitation. The objective of the current study was to quantify the geometry and position of the leaflet free edges in order to reveal gapping mechanism of the mitral valve, and develop a plug techniqu...

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Main Authors: Zhongxi Zhou, Bo Gao, Teng Jing, Stephanie Wang, Shamini Parameswaran, Zhaoming He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590093519300177