Left atrial fibrous band, an unexpected mechanism of mitral regurgitation

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2011 Jul;12(7):552. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer069. Epub 2011 May 25.

Authors

R Bruce Irwin¹, Matthias Schmitt, Simon Ray

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Northwest Heart Centre, University Hospitals of South Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 21613293
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer069

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Dyspnea / diagnostic imaging*
Dyspnea / pathology
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / instrumentation
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Atria / pathology
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / pathology
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