Echocardiographic follow-up in patients with mild to moderate mitral stenosis: is a yearly examination justified? |
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Authors: | F Faletra F De Chiara W Crivellaro A Mantero R Corno B Brusoni |
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Affiliation: | Central Cardiology Service, De Gasperis Cardiology Department, Milan, Italy. |
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Abstract: | The result of this study showed that echocardiographic and Doppler parameters in patients with mild to moderate mitral stenosis did not undergo any major changes over a relatively long observation period, reflecting the substantial stability of the valve disease process. Thus, unless such patients experience clinical deterioration, a yearly echocardiographic examination appears to be unjustified. |
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