Chapter-11 Subvalvular Apparatus in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis—Methods of Assessment and Therapeutic Implications
BOOK TITLE: Percutaneous Mitral Valvotomy
Author
1. Turgeman Yoav
ISBN
9789350255612
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11497_11
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
11
Author Affiliations
1.
Heart Institute Ha, Emek Medical Center Afula, Tel Aviv, Israel,
Heart Institute, HaEmek Medical Centre, Afula, Israel
Chapter keywords
Rheumatic mitral stenosis,
subvalvar apparatus,
percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty,
papillary muscle hypertrophy,
chordae tendineae,
cardiac auscultation,
echocardiography,
atrial fibrillation,
presystolic accentuation,
angiography,
fluoroscopy and left ventriculography,
left atrial pressure-wave analysis,
score of Wilkins,
transesophageal echocardiography,
transthoracic echocardiography,
balloon impasse,
balloon compression