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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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
Series:Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/RCM/23/10/10.31083/j.rcm2310354