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The mitral valve in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: old versus new concepts.
Journal of cardiovascular translational research - 1 Dec 2011
Hagège Albert A, Bruneval Patrick, Levine Robert A, Desnos Michel, Neamatalla Hany, Judge Daniel P
Abstract excerpt
Elongation and pathological thickening of the mitral valve (MV) is commonly seen in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and its pathogenic basis is poorly understood. Associated features include mal-positioning of the papillary muscles and MV, as well as systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the MV leaflets, which can worsen the turbulence and dynamic left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient. Coaptation of the...
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