Quantitative Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Provides New Insight into the Mechanisms of Mitral Valve Regurgitation Post-Repair of Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5610003	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography	2012	14 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In patients with atrioventricular septal defects, significant mitral valve regurgitation is associated with leaflet prolapse, larger annular area, and lateral papillary muscle displacement.

Keywords

Three-dimensional SBL RT3D AVSD IBL BSA mitral valve two-dimensional body surface area Three-dimensional echocardiography Endocardial cushion defect Atrioventricular septal defect Congenital cardiac defects vena contracta Anterior-Posterior

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Quantitative Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Provides New Insight into the Mechanisms of Mitral Valve Regurgitation Post-Repair of Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Authors

Ken MD, Andrew S. MD, SM, Richard PhD, Ghassan MD, Akio MD, Ivan M. MD, David B. MD, Nee S. MBChB, Timothy MBBS, Jeffrey F. MBBS,