The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1501-1510 , June 2010

Left ventricular flow patterns in healthy subjects and patients with prosthetic mitral valves: An in vivo study using echocardiographic particle image velocimetry

  • Réka Faludi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Mariola Szulik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Jan D'hooge, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Paul Herijgers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Frank Rademakers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Gianni Pedrizzetti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Civil Engineering, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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  • Jens-Uwe Voigt, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jens-Uwe Voigt, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg Cath. University Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Received 5 December 2008 ,Revised 10 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 July 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

 Supported in part by the Flemish government (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek No.G068508 N).

PII: S0022-5223(09)01016-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.060

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1501-1510 , June 2010

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