The value of pulsed Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of mitral stenosis was studied in a consecutive series of 175 patients before rightand left-heart catheterization. All Doppler recordings were interpreted independently by two observers. Twenty patients had repeat studies to demonstrate the reproducibility of the method. Adequate recordings were obtained in 156 patients. A normal fl...

The value of pulsed Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of mitral stenosis was studied in a consecutive series of 175 patients before rightand left-heart catheterization. All Doppler recordings were interpreted independently by two observers. Twenty patients had repeat studies to demonstrate the reproducibility of the method. Adequate recordings were obtained in 156 patients. A normal fl...

functional mitral regurgitation (mr) results from left ventricular remodeling, leaflet tethering or tenting. coronary artery disease is one of the important causes of functional mr due to tethering. detection of functional mr and its severity are important factors in patient prognosis. there are different methods for detection of functional mr and its severity, including anterior mitral leaflet...

Common ventricle is a rare congenital anomaly in which the ventricular chamber receives blood from two separate atrioventricular valves or from a common atrioventricular valve. We used contrast echocardiography during cardiac catheterization to confirm ventricular anatomy and to characterize blood flow dynamics in 35 patients with common ventricle. After injections of dye, a cloud of echoes ant...

A 65-year-old man with a permanent pacemaker placed for atrioventricular block presented to the emergency department with 4 days of fever, gastrointestinal complaints, and back pain. On presentation, he was febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive, with a significant leukocytosis. Urine and blood cultures grew methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus in 6/6 bottles. The patient was initiated on...

Left ventricle-coronary sinus fistula and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm are unusual and frightening complications after mitral valve replacement. A 27-year-old female patient underwent mitral valve replacement 5 years previously and trans-thoracic echocardiography showed an outpouching lesion at the atrioventricular groove. It was difficult to differentiate whether the lesion was a left ventr...

one of the most serious complications of mitral valve replacement is left ventricular rupture and pseudoaneurysm formation, which is rare but potentially lethal. we herein present a late type of post mitral valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery pseudoaneurysm in a 74-year-old female, who was admitted to our hospital with a recent history of exertional dyspnea. she had the above-m...

SIMILJARITIES between mitral stenosis and left ventricular failure, regarding their effects upon the pulmonary circulation and the right heart, have been known long before cardiac catheterization permitted their direct assessment. The advent of mitral valve surgery, a decade ago, stimulated widespread interest in the hemodynamies of mitral stenosis. On the other hand, circulatory changes associ...

Thirty-nine patients who had rheumatic mitral valve disease in sinus rhythm were studied to compare echocardiographic and hemodynamic characteristics between those with and without left atrial (LA) spontaneous echo contrast. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence (group 1, n = 17) or absence (group 2, n = 22) of the echo contrast. Transthoracic echocardiography and tran...

SIMILJARITIES between mitral stenosis and left ventricular failure, regarding their effects upon the pulmonary circulation and the right heart, have been known long before cardiac catheterization permitted their direct assessment. The advent of mitral valve surgery, a decade ago, stimulated widespread interest in the hemodynamies of mitral stenosis. On the other hand, circulatory changes associ...