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Structure of anulus fibrosus of mitral orifice

Known as: Anulus of mitral valve, Mitral valvar anulus, anulus mitral 
A saddle-shaped, fibrous structure that provides support to the mitral valve leaflets, and functions to contract during ventricular systole, thereby… 
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Body partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyFibrous skeleton of heart

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Three-Dimensional Geometry of the Tricuspid Annulus in Healthy Subjects and in Patients With Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Real-Time, 3-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study
Background— Most rings currently used for tricuspid valve annuloplasty are formed in a single plane, whereas the actual tricuspid… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Substrate modification combined with pulmonary vein isolation improves outcome of catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: a prospective randomized comparison.
AIMS To investigate the effectiveness of additional substrate modification (SM) by left atrial (LA) linear lesions as compared… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Impact of cardiac growth on Doppler tissue imaging velocities: a study in healthy children.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Restrictive Annuloplasty and Coronary Revascularization in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Results in Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling
Background—Data on combined coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and restrictive annuloplasty in patients with ischemic… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Noninvasive estimation of left ventricular filling pressure by E/e' is a powerful predictor of survival after acute myocardial infarction.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Effect of Annular Shape on Leaflet Curvature in Reducing Mitral Leaflet Stress
Background—Leaflet curvature is known to reduce mechanical stress. There are 2 major components that contribute to this curvature… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cardiac valve calcification: characteristics of patients with calcification of the mitral annulus or aortic valve
Aims To determine whether mitral annular calcification and aortic valve calcification, with or without stenosis, are expressions… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Determination of parameters of left ventricular diastolic filling with pulsed Doppler echocardiography: comparison with cineangiography.
To determine the relationship between Doppler-derived flow velocity through the mitral anulus and angiographic parameters of left… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Quantitative echocardiography of the mitral complex in dilated cardiomyopathy: the mechanism of functional mitral regurgitation.
We sought to elucidate the mechanism of mitral regurgitation (MR) in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Quantitative two-dimensional… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Size and Motion of the Mitral Valve Annulus in Man: I. A Two‐dimensional Echocardiographic Method and Findings in Normal Subjects
Using wide-angle, phased-array, two-dimensional echocardiography, mitral leaflets and their annular attachments were recorded… 
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