Practical Echocardiographic Approach of the Regurgitant Mitral Valve Assessment

• Published in: Diagnostics (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
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 15.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Cardiomyopathy; Carpentier; Classification; Disease; echocardiography; Etiology; Geometry; Heart; Hemodynamics; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve; Morphology; Mortality; Review; severity

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...