Regional Left Ventricular Myocardial Mechanics in Degenerative Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease: A Comparison Between Fibroelastic Deficiency and Barlow's Disease

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Sep;11(9):1362-1364. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.11.012. Epub 2018 Jan 17.

Authors

Suzanne E van Wijngaarden, Rachid Abou, Yasmine L Hiemstra, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Jeroen J Bax, Victoria Delgado

PMID: 29361488
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.11.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomechanical Phenomena
Case-Control Studies
Chronic Disease
Echocardiography*
Humans
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Prolapse / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Prolapse / physiopathology
Myocardial Contraction*
Predictive Value of Tests
Ventricular Function, Left*

Supplementary concepts

Barlow syndrome