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- who: Wenjuan Bai from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the research work: Papillary muscle avulsion following balloon mitral valvotomy evaluated with three-dimensional echocardiography, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 19/Dec/2021
SUMMARY
Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) is a common therapeutic approach for rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). BMV results in significant changes in mitral valve morphology and improves leaflet mobility. Severe MR is rare, and its causes include leaflet tearing, rupture of the chorae tendinae or the papillary muscle, and papillary muscle avulsion. The patient underwent a three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography to assess . . .
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