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Effect of atrial fibrillation on the dynamics of mitral annular area.
J Heart Valve Dis
January 2003
Sections of Cardiology at Loma Linda University and VA Medical Centers, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
Background And Aims Of The Study: The mitral annulus shows dynamic changes in shape and size during the cardiac cycle. A smaller size in end-diastole is attributed to the sphincteric action of atrial systole, and this may be important for functional integrity of the mitral valve. However, the effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on dynamic changes in mitral annular size in humans is not known.
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