Measurement of interatrial septal thickness by echocardiography in patients with moderate to severe rheumatic mitral stenosis undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty

Background: Longstanding severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) is associated with changes in the atrial chamber dimensions. It is not known whether there is an increased thickness of the inter-atrial septum (IAS) in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. The objective of this study was to e...

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Main Authors: Faisal Qadir, Tariq Ashraf, Kanwal Fatima Aamir, Abdul Samad Achakzai, Syed Muhammad Afaque, Muhammad Nauman Khan, Najia Aslam Soomro, Simran Salman Qureshi, Musa Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906718301209