Bench to Bedside: Dynamic Mitral Valve Assessment

• Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 863 - 866
• Main Authors: Warraich, Haider Javed, MD, Shahul, Sajid, MD, Matyal, Robina, MD, Mahmood, Feroze, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2011
• Subjects: 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography; Anesthesia & Perioperative Care; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Computer Simulation; Critical Care; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional - instrumentation; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional - methods; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging; Mitral Valve - surgery; mitral valve assessment software; mitral valve geometry; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging; Point-of-Care Systems; prosthetic mitral valve; Software; Systole - physiology; User-Computer Interface; mitral valve geometry; 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography; prosthetic mitral valve; mitral valve assessment software

Purpose The authors analyze a commercially available software package capable of geometrically reconstructing the mitral valve (MV) dynamically throughout systole. Description Three-dimensional echocardiography has revolutionized the understanding of MV geometry. Advanced quantification software can...