Abstract 14361: Inappropriate Leaflet Remodeling in Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation Without Significant Mitral Valve Tethering; a Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Study

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 138; no. Suppl_1 Suppl 1; p. A14361
• Main Authors: Hayashi, Atsushi, Ikenaga, Hiroki, Yoshida, Jun, Nagaura, Takafumi, Yamaguchi, Satoshi, Kamiyama, Tetsuo, Rader, Florian, Siegel, Robert, Shiota, Takahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc 06.11.2018
• ISSN: 0009-7322

BackgroundMitral valve (MV) tethering plays a central role in the development of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). However, patients with FMR without MV tethering were encountered in clinical setting. Left atrial dilatation due to chronic atrial fibrillation has been known to cause FMR. Therefo...