Left Atrial Compliance and Pulmonary Venous Flow Velocities Are Related to Functional Status in Patients with Moderate‐to‐Severe Mitral Stenosis

Abstract

Our findings suggested that in patients with MS, when there is inconsistency between symptomatic status and conventional echocardiographic variables, simple and noninvasive Doppler parameters, LA compliance, and PVF could be measured before cardiac catheterization for more accurate and complete evaluation of patients.