Quantitative analysis of mitral annular geometry and function in healthy volunteers using transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 846-857

  Mihǎilǎ, Sorina ^a,b   Muraru, Denisa ^a   Piasentini, Eleonora ^a   Miglioranza, Marcelo Haertel ^a,c   Peluso, Diletta ^a   Cucchini, Umberto ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a   Vinereanu, Dragoş ^b   Badano, Luigi P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c Rio Grande do Sul Cardiology Institute   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mitral annulus; Mitral valve; Normal subjects; Reference values; Three dimensional echocardiography; Transesophageal echocardiography; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VALIDATION STUDY; VOLUNTEER; ADOLESCENT; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905220198     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.04.017     Document Type: Article

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