Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of severe rheumatic submitral valve stenosis

The submitral apparatus may play a predominant role in rheumatic mitral stenosis and should be evaluated aggressively with Doppler echocardiography, especially in patients in whom percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy is being considered. The following case presents a patient with rheumatic mitral v...

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Published inJournal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 7; no. 5; p. 542
Main Authors Cohen, I D, Sand, M E, Sandelski, J, Weinert, L, al-Sadir, J, Glagov, S, Lang, R M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1994
Subjects
Adult
Catheterization
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Humans
Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Stenosis - etiology
Mitral Valve Stenosis - pathology
Mitral Valve Stenosis - therapy
Rheumatic Heart Disease - complications
Rheumatic Heart Disease - diagnostic imaging
Rheumatic Heart Disease - pathology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - therapy
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Summary:The submitral apparatus may play a predominant role in rheumatic mitral stenosis and should be evaluated aggressively with Doppler echocardiography, especially in patients in whom percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy is being considered. The following case presents a patient with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis in whom some noninvasive clues alerted us to the presence of predominant submitral stenosis.
ISSN:0894-7317
DOI:10.1016/S0894-7317(14)80014-X