Towards comprehensive assessment of mitral regurgitation using cardiovascular magnetic resonance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is increasingly used to assess patients with mitral regurgitation. Its advantages include quantitative determination of ventricular volumes and function and the mitral regurgitant fraction, and in ischemic mitral regurgitat...

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Main Authors: Firmin David N, Mohiaddin Raad H, Rahman-Haley Shelley, Symmonds Karen, Wage Ricardo, Chan KM John, Pepper John R, Pennell Dudley J, Kilner Philip J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/10/1/61