Chronic rheumatic mitral regurgitation with normal atrial size and pulmonary artery pressure

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Authors

Anita Sadeghpour ¹

Behshid Ghadrdoost ²

Mohaddeseh Behjati ³

¹ Professor, Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

³ Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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