Assessing functional mitral regurgitation with exercise echocardiography: rationale and clinical applications
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Secondary or functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) represents an increasing feature of mitral valve disease characterized by abnormal function of anatomically normal leaflets in the context of the impaired function of remodelled left ventricles. The anatomic and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/7/1/57 |