Fig. 1

Treatment of rheumatic mitral stenosis. AF, atrial fibrillation; LA, left atrium; LAA, left atrial appendage; MDPG, mean diastolic pressure gradient; MR, mitral regurgitation; MVA, mitral valve area; MVR, mitral valve replacement; PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure; PMV, percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty; SEC, spontaneous echocontrast