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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Interv Cardiol. 2008 Oct 21;21(6):547–554. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2008.00398.x

Table 3.

Echocardiographic Findings of Animals Undergoing PERCUTANEOUS CHRONIC Mitral Valve Leaflet and Chordal RFA

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Pre-RFA Mitral Regurgitation (MR) MR Leaflet Thickening MR Leaflet Thickening MR Leaflet Thickening MR Leaflet Thickening MR Leaflet Thickening
Experiment #4 None 1+ Yes 1+ Yes 1+ Yes Triv Yes Triv Yes
Experiment #5 None Triv Yes No No Triv Yes Triv Yes Triv Yes
Experiment #6 Triv 1+ No Triv Yes 1+ Yes 1+ Yes Triv Yes