TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing functional mitral regurgitation with exercise echocardiography
T2 - Rationale and clinical applications
AU - Bigi, Riccardo
AU - Cortigiani, Lauro
AU - Bovenzi, Francesco
AU - Fiorentini, Cesare
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Secondary or functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) represents an increasing feature of mitral valve disease characterized by abnormal function of anatomically normal leaflets in the context of the impaired function of remodelled left ventricles. The anatomic and pathophysiological basis of FMR are briefly analyzed; in addition, the role of exercise echocardiography for the assessment of FMR is discussed in view of its relevance to clinical practice.
AB - Secondary or functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) represents an increasing feature of mitral valve disease characterized by abnormal function of anatomically normal leaflets in the context of the impaired function of remodelled left ventricles. The anatomic and pathophysiological basis of FMR are briefly analyzed; in addition, the role of exercise echocardiography for the assessment of FMR is discussed in view of its relevance to clinical practice.
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U2 - 10.1186/1476-7120-7-57
DO - 10.1186/1476-7120-7-57
M3 - Article
C2 - 20003417
AN - SCOPUS:75549091414
SN - 1476-7120
VL - 7
JO - Cardiovascular Ultrasound
JF - Cardiovascular Ultrasound
IS - 1
M1 - 57
ER -