Mitral annulus morphologic and functional analysis using real time tridimensional echocardiography in patients submitted to unsupported mitral valve repair

AbstractIntroduction:Mitral valve repair is the treatment of choice to correct mitral insufficiency, although the literature related to mitral valve annulus behavior after mitral repair without use of prosthetic rings is scarce.Objective:To analyze mitral annulus morphology and function using real t...

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Main Authors: Marco Antônio Vieira Guedes, Pablo Maria Alberto Pomerantzeff, Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão, Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira, Flávio Tarasoutchi, Pablo da Cunha Spinola, Fábio Biscegli Jatene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382015000300008&lng=en&tlng=en

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