Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Nov 1998
Comparative StudyUtility of three-dimensional echocardiography during balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
We investigated the role of three-dimensional echocardiography in assessing mitral valve anatomy in greater detail in patients immediately before and after balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV). ⋯ The three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction enabled visualization of the mitral valve so that commissural splitting and leaflet tears not seen on the two-dimensional echocardiogram became visible.