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Functional Mitral Valve Insufficiency

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Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Disease

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The term “ischemic mitral valve insufficiency” often refers to post-infarction mitral valve insufficiency following localized deformation of the ventricular chamber and the consequent distortion of the mitral tensor apparatus.

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Faletra, F.F., Moccetti, T., Pedrazzini, G. (2013). Functional Mitral Valve Insufficiency. In: Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Disease. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5435-6_3

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