Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 341-342 , September 2008

Cleft mitral valve appearance on cardiac computed tomography

  • Ronen Durst, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street (GRB-290), Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
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  • Erick Avelar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street (GRB-290), Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
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  • Jorge Sollis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street (GRB-290), Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
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  • Marry-Etta King, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street (GRB-290), Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
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  • Suhny Abbara, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street (GRB-290), Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author

Received 22 May 2008 ,Accepted 26 July 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00550-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.07.002

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 341-342 , September 2008