Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5613054 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The most important determinants of the pathologic S3 are an increased deceleration rate of early mitral inflow, elevated LV filling pressures, and abnormal compliance of the myocardium as measured by tissue Doppler imaging.
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Authors
Sanjiv J. MD, Gregory M. MD, Ivor L. MD, Barry H. MD, Joshua C. MD, Mark V. MD, Michele RN, MS, Elyse MD, Kanu MB, Andrew D. MD, MAS,