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SUBMITTER: Dudzinski DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277822 | biostudies-other | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Dudzinski David M DM Hung Judy J
Cardiovascular ultrasound 20141121
Ischemic mitral regurgitation is an important consequence of LV remodeling after myocardial infarction. Echocardiographic diagnosis and assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation are critical to gauge its adverse effects on prognosis and to attempt to tailor rational treatment strategy. There is no single approach to the echocardiographic assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation: standard echocardiographic measures of mitral regurgitation severity and of LV dysfunction are complemented by as ...[more]