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When the gold standard is not always golden: The value of invasive hemodynamic assessment to overcome the pitfalls of echocardiography in challenging cases of mitral stenosis
Author(s) -
Harper Yenal,
Salem Salem A.,
Alsafwah Shadwan,
Koshy Santhosh,
Garg Nadish
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13785
Subject(s) - stenosis , medicine , cardiology , hemodynamics , mitral valve , gold standard (test) , radiology
Mitral stenosis is a uncommon valvular lesion in the developed countries. Noninvasive evaluation is the first‐line modality for assessment of mitral stenosis, however the noninvasive methods may have limitations in certain cases. Invasive hemodynamics can be used as adjunct tool for assessment of mitral stenosis in such difficult cases. Mitral valve using three‐dimensional planimetry is a promising technique for assessment of mitral stenosis.