Practical Echocardiographic Approach of the Regurgitant Mitral Valve Assessment

Mitral regurgitation is the second-most frequent valvular heart disease in Europe after degenerative aortic stenosis. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence is expected to increase with population aging. Echocardiography is the first diagnostic approach to asse...

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Published inDiagnostics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 1717
Main Authors Muñoz-Rodríguez, Rebeca, Duque-González, María Amelia, Igareta-Herraiz, Aida Tindaya, Di Silvestre, Mauro, Izquierdo-Gómez, María Manuela, Baeza-Garzón, Flor, Barragán-Acea, Antonio, Bosa-Ojeda, Francisco, Lacalzada-Almeida, Juan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 15.07.2022
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Cardiomyopathy
Carpentier
Classification
Disease
echocardiography
Etiology
Geometry
Heart
Hemodynamics
mitral regurgitation
mitral valve
Morphology
Mortality
Review
severity
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Summary:Mitral regurgitation is the second-most frequent valvular heart disease in Europe after degenerative aortic stenosis. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence is expected to increase with population aging. Echocardiography is the first diagnostic approach to assess its severity, constituting a challenging process in which a multimodality evaluation, integrating quantitative, semiquantitative and qualitative methods, as well as a detailed evaluation of the morphology and function of both left ventricle and atria is the key. In this review, we would like to provide a practical diagnosis approach on the mitral valve regurgitation mechanism, severity quantification, and planning of future therapeutic options.
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ISSN:2075-4418
2075-4418
DOI:10.3390/diagnostics12071717