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Mitral annular shape, size, and motion in normals and in patients with cardiomyopathy: evaluation with computed tomography

Journal Paper/Review - Apr 22, 2009

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Citation
Alkadhi H, Marincek B, Cattin P, Genoni M, Trindade P, Schertler T, Plass A, Scheffel H, Leschka S, Stolzmann P, Desbiolles L, Frauenfelder T. Mitral annular shape, size, and motion in normals and in patients with cardiomyopathy: evaluation with computed tomography. Invest Radiol 2009; 44:218-25.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Invest Radiol 2009; 44
Publication Date
Apr 22, 2009
Issn Electronic
1536-0210
Pages
218-25
Brief description/objective

To assess prospectively, in healthy subjects and in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), the 3-dimensional (3D) shape, size, and motion of the mitral annulus (MA) using computed tomography (CT).