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Valvular Lesions of the Heart - LearningRadiology

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Chronic Mitral Stenosis<br />

Pathophysiology<br />

Mitral orifice becomes smaller <br />

Two circulatory changes<br />

To maintain LV filling across narrowed valve, left<br />

atrial pressure ↑<br />

Blood flow across mitral valve is ↓ which to ↓<br />

cardiac output

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