Title |
Mitral annular disjunction in myxomatous mitral valve disease: a relevant abnormality recognizable by transthoracic echocardiography
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Published in |
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, December 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-7120-8-53 |
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Authors |
Pedro Carmo, Maria J Andrade, Carlos Aguiar, Rui Rodrigues, Raquel Gouveia, José A Silva |
Abstract |
Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) consists of an altered spatial relation between the left atrial wall, the attachment of the mitral leaflets, and the top of the left ventricular (LV) free wall, manifested as a wide separation between the atrial wall-mitral valve junction and the top of the LV free wall. Originally described in association with myxomatous mitral valve disease, this abnormality was recently revisited by a surgical group that pointed its relevance for mitral valve reparability. The aims of this study were to investigate the echocardiographic prevalence of mitral annular disjunction in patients with myxomatous mitral valve disease, and to characterize the clinical profile and echocardiographic features of these patients. |
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