Mitral and Tricuspid Annular Velocities Before and After Pericardiectomy in Patients With Constrictive Pericarditis
Author(s) -
Gabriella Veress,
Lieng H. Ling,
Kye-Hun Kim,
Jacob P. DalBianco,
Hartzell V. Schaff,
Raúl E. Espinosa,
Rowlens M. Melduni,
Jamil Tajik,
Thoralf M. Sundt,
Jae K. Oh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.110.959619
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardiectomy , constrictive pericarditis , cardiology , pericarditis , tricuspid valve
Previous studies have demonstrated that mitral annulus early diastolic (e') velocity is increased in constrictive pericarditis (CP) and reduced in restrictive cardiomyopathy. However, those studies did not comprehensively evaluate mitral and tricuspid annular velocities before and after pericardiectomy.
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