Influence of Chronic Tethering of the Mitral Valve on Mitral Leaflet Size and Coaptation in Functional Mitral Regurgitation | Zendy

Ken Saito | Zendy; Hiroyuki Okura | Zendy; Nozomi Watanabe | Zendy; Kikuko Obase | Zendy; Tomoko Tamada | Zendy; Terumasa Koyama | Zendy; Akihiro Hayashida | Zendy; Yoji Neishi | Zendy; Takahiro Kawamoto | Zendy; Kiyoshi Yoshida | Zendy

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Influence of Chronic Tethering of the Mitral Valve on Mitral Leaflet Size and Coaptation in Functional Mitral Regurgitation

Author(s) -

Ken Saito,

Hiroyuki Okura,

Nozomi Watanabe,

Kikuko Obase,

Tomoko Tamada,

Terumasa Koyama,

Akihiro Hayashida,

Yoji Neishi,

Takahiro Kawamoto,

Kiyoshi Yoshida

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

jacc. cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79

H-Index - 120

eISSN - 1936-878X

pISSN - 1876-7591

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.10.004

Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , functional mitral regurgitation , cardiology , mitral valve , tethering , papillary muscle , anatomy , ejection fraction , heart failure , biology , microbiology and biotechnology

The purposes of this study were to examine whether tethering of the mitral leaflets affects coaptation in patients with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and to assess the interaction between the mitral coaptation and mitral regurgitation severity.

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