Underestimation of prosthetic mitral valve areas: Role of transseptal catheterization in avoiding unnecessary repeat mitral valve surgery
Schoenfeld M, Palacios I, Hutter A, Jacoby S, Block P. Underestimation of prosthetic mitral valve areas: Role of transseptal catheterization in avoiding unnecessary repeat mitral valve surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1985, 5: 1387-1392. PMID: 3998319, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(85)80353-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve replacementRepeat mitral valve surgeryMitral valve surgeryValve replacementValve surgeryAtrial pressureValve areaTransseptal catheterizationRepeat mitral valve replacementProsthetic valve stenosisMitral valve areaProsthetic valve areaTransvalvular pressure gradientPulmonary wedgeTransseptal measurementPulmonary hypertensionHeart failureSuch patientsValve stenosisDiastolic gradientProsthetic valvesV-waveProsthetic areaDiastolic meanPatients