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Effect of isometric effort upon mitral regurgitation severity--echo Doppler study

D Zdrenghea1, D Predescu, V Ossian

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Rehabilitation Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Summary

Isometric exercise significantly worsens mitral regurgitation (MR) severity, particularly in ischemic cases. This increase in MR, measured by regurgitant area, was observed in half of the patients studied.

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