Echocardiographic description and outcomes in a heterogeneous cohort of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery with and without mitral annular disjunction: a health service evaluation

Echocardiographic description and outcomes in a heterogeneous cohort of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery with and without mitral annular disjunction: a health service evaluation

Abstract Background Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is a structural abnormality characterized by the distinct separation of the mitral valve annulus/left atrium wall and myocardium. Little is known about the significance of MAD in patients requiring mitral valve surgery. This evaluation evaluates t...

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Main Authors: Sadie Bennett, Jacopo Tafuro, Marcus Brumpton, Caragh Bardolia, Grant Heatlie, Simon Duckett, Paul Ridley, Prakash Nanjaiah, Chun Shing Kwok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
Subjects:
Mitral valve surgery
Mitral annular disjunction
Clinical outcomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-022-00004-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-022-00004-7

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