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Magnetic resonance imaging, 40

marfan's syndrome, 193

Medications. See Drugs

Mitral insufficiency. See Regurgitation, mitral

Mitral stenosis, 129 , 129 -130, 134 , 146

atrial fibrillation and, 81

complications, 135 -136

diagnosis, 135


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dyspnea in, 134 -135

progression of, 134

pulmonary hypertension and, 191

respiratory infection and, 135

rheumatic fever and, 133 -134

surgery for, 131 , 136 -137

treatment, 135

See also Mitral valve; Stenosis

Mitral valve, 6 , 7 , 129

congenital clefts, 143

prolapse, 141 -142

regurgitation, 118 , 130 -131, 140 -143, 154

See also Mitral stenosis

Murmurs, 29 , 163 , 167 , 169

Myocardial contraction. See Heart contraction

Myocardial infarction, 95 , 114

acute, 94 , 106

cardiogenic shock and, 94

chest pain from, 115 , 195

complications, 117 -119, 122

diagnosis, 115 -116, 119 -120

electrocardiographic indicators, 103

infarct size increase, 117

patient management for, 120 -123

prognosis, 114 -115, 116 -117, 122 -123

subendocardial infarction, 115

symptoms, 115 -116

transmural infarction, 115 , 120

treatment, 120 -123

Myocardial ischemia, 94 -95, 101 -102, 105 , 150

diagnosis, 102 -104, 103

See also Coronary-artery disease

Myocardial isotopic perfusion imaging.

See Isotopic perfusion imaging

Myocarditis, acute, 150 -151


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