Assessment of mitral valve geometric deformity in patients with ischemic heart disease using three-dimensional echocardiography

Conclusion Among patients with ischemic heart disease, there are significant increases in mitral valve tenting volume and height, and those with mitral regurgitation exhibited a reduced mitral annular height, a shallower saddle shape annulus and losses of ellipsicity of the annulus.
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research