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Unique Doppler Pattern of "Obstruction Alternans" of a St Jude Prosthetic Mitral Valve

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    Abstract

    We present a case of a patient who was pregnant and had symptomatic, intermittent obstruction of her St Jude mitral prosthesis showing a very unique Doppler flow pattern suggesting impaired disk movement with every other cardiac cycle. Mechanism of this "obstruction alternans" is discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)890-893
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of the American Society of Echocardiography
    Volume16
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 2003

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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