Assessment of mitral bioprostheses using cardiovascular magnetic resonance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The orifice area of mitral bioprostheses provides important information regarding their hemodynamic performance. It is usually calculated by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), however, accurate and reproducible determination may b...

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Main Authors: Schulz-Menger Jeanette, Wassmuth Ralf, Rudolph André, von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff Florian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/36