Abstract
In mitral stenosis, peak pulmonary pressure after exercise rather than valve area at rest or mitral gradient, was found to be an important factor in determining the exercise capacity.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Blood Pressure
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
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Exercise Test*
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Female
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Heart Rate
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / physiopathology*
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Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology