Tricuspid Regurgitation Improvement in Relation to the Amount of Pulmonary Artery Pressure Reduction

Background: Given the common concomitance of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) with significant mitral stenosis, we aimed at exploring the relation between TR severity and pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) in patients who underwent mitral balloon valvotomy (MBV).Methods: We analyzed the echocardiograph...

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Main Authors: Mahmood Sheikhfathollahi, Seyed Ebrahim Kassaian, Masoumeh Lotfi-Tokaldani, Bahareh Eslami, Mohammad Sahebjam, Arezou Zoroufian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/16124.pdf&manuscript_id=16124