Assessment of right ventricular strain and strain rate in patients with severe mitral stenosis before and after balloon mitral valvuloplasty
Objective: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in isolated severe mitral stenosis (MS) patients have prognostic significance. Study aim was to assess RV function in these subjects by strain and strain rate analysis, pre and post-balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV). Methods: Twenty five patients with i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483214000686 |