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Diastolic mitral gradient without associated valvular stenosis: Usefulness of two‐dimensional echocardiography for a correct diagnosis
Author(s) -
Perrenoud J. J.,
Frangos A.,
Bopp P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870110204
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , diastole , mitral valve , stenosis , mitral valve stenosis , radiology , blood pressure
A diastolic gradient across the mitral valve is generally indicative of mitral valve stenosis. In the present study, echocardiography was used to demonstrate two less common causes of left ventricular inflow obstruction: one patient had a fibromuscular membrane beneath the valve, the other a large vegetation attached to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Echocardiography proved to be the optimal imaging technique in each case.