Novel study shows twisting of the heart may predict mitral valve surgery outcomes

Posted by on June 27, 2016 8:01 pm
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A simple preoperative echocardiographic measurement of the amount of torsion — a twisting motion — of the heart predicted outcomes of mitral valve surgery in some heart failure patients, according to a novel study.

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