Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation: "Watchful Waiting 2.0"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
² Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium. Electronic address: pieter.vandervoort@zol.be.

Editorial

Philippe B Bertrand et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016.

. 2016 Nov 1;68(18):1987-1989.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.029.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
² Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium. Electronic address: pieter.vandervoort@zol.be.

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Keywords: asymptomatic mitral regurgitation; global longitudinal strain; watchful waiting 2.0.

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Strain Echocardiography and Functional Capacity in Asymptomatic Primary Mitral Regurgitation With Preserved Ejection Fraction.
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