This study was undertaken to compare the accuracies of the two-dimensional
echocardiographic (2DE) and Doppler pressure half-time methods for the noninvasive …

Forty-seven echocardiograms were obtained in 32 patients with bacterial endocarditis.
Preexistent abnormalities were found in 14 patients. In five of them thought to have bacterial …

To determine if mitral valve morphology influences the results of double-balloon catheter
balloon valvuloplasty (CBV) for mitral stenosis, two-dimensional echocardiography was …

Echocardiographic data were analyzed in 555 patients undergoing mitral balloon
commissurotomy (MBC). Patients were enrolled in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood …

Case histories of 80 patients undergoing mitral valve procedures over a 2 year period were
analyzed to determine the preoperative and intraoperative factors favoring reconstruction. Of …

To investigate an apparent association of mitral anular calcium (MAC) and
electrocardiographic abnormalities, the relation between location of 2-dimensional (2-D) …

The findings in rheumatic mitral stenosis appear to have under-gone changes, probably in
association with improved socioeconomic conditions, in developing countries. The objective …

The echocardiographic appearance of fibrotic thickening and calcification of mitral valve
chordae tendineae and left ventricular papillary muscles in 17 patients is described …

Since the introduction of ultrasound technics to study the heart, echocardiographic
evaluation of the mitral valve has become the most sensitive and specific noninvasive …

Completely revised and expanded, this new edition focuses on the interdependence of M-
mode and two-dimensional echocardiography in diagnosing cardiac disorders …