Degenerative Mitral Stenosis—Diagnostic Challenges and Future Directions

Determining the severity of stenosis in degenerative mitral stenosis (DMS) is fraught with challenges. Neither a high trans-mitral gradient nor a small valve area calculation is sufficiently diagnostic for DMS due to variable left atrial and left ventricular compliance in the setting of diastolic dy...

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Published in:	Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Main Authors:	Abdulaziz Joury, Christopher Puleo, Anjani Golive, Yvonne Gilliland, Gregg S. Pressman, Salima Qamruddin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IMR Press 2022-10-01
Subjects:	degenerative mitral stenosis echocardiography rheumatic mitral stenosis
Online Access:	https://www.imrpress.com/journal/RCM/23/10/10.31083/j.rcm2310354