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Mitral Leaflet Separation Index in Assessing the Severity of Mitral Stenosis
Joint Authors
George, Kim
Thomas, Joby K.
Sebastian, Gailin B.
Anoop, T. M.
George, Raju
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Determining the severity of mitral stenosis (MS) is important for both prognostic and therapeutic reasons.
The mitral valve area (MVA) can be measured by planimetry, pressure half-time, continuity equation, and proximal isovelocity surface area methods.
In this study, we propose a novel yet simple, independent measure of MS severity–the mitral leaflet separation (MLS) index.
This new index could be a useful surrogate measure of the MVA.
This index would also help when there is a discrepancy between severities of MS estimated by existing methods, in the presence of atrial fibrillation and in the presence of mitral regurgitation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thomas, Joby K.& Anoop, T. M.& Sebastian, Gailin B.& George, Kim& George, Raju. 2011. Mitral Leaflet Separation Index in Assessing the Severity of Mitral Stenosis. ISRN Cardiology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497201
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thomas, Joby K.…[et al.]. Mitral Leaflet Separation Index in Assessing the Severity of Mitral Stenosis. ISRN Cardiology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497201
American Medical Association (AMA)
Thomas, Joby K.& Anoop, T. M.& Sebastian, Gailin B.& George, Kim& George, Raju. Mitral Leaflet Separation Index in Assessing the Severity of Mitral Stenosis. ISRN Cardiology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497201
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497201