Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5610725 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2009 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Although recurrent MR is often associated with continued adverse LV remodeling after restrictive MVA, this mechanism fails to explain all recurrences. In the absence of LV dilatation, recurrent MR might be explained by localized LV remodeling in the vicinity of papillary muscles resulting in increased AL tethering at the bending point.
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Authors
Julien PhD, Philippe DVM, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Jean G. MD, FRCPC, FACC, Mario MD, FRCPC,