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Do new methods of analyzing left atrial pressure pulse improve the separation of mitral insufficiency from mitral stenosis in patients with mitral valve disease?
Do new methods of analyzing left atrial pressure pulse improve the separation of mitral insufficiency from mitral stenosis in patients with mitral valve disease?
Specific analyses of the y descent in left atrial pressure waveforms can help differentiate mitral insufficiency from mitral stenosis, though they are limited in assessing mixed disease.
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Y descent metrics may aid differentiation of pure mitral lesions; leaves open utility in mixed disease or with modern imaging.
Morrow et al. (1957) studied this question.
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