Key result
Echocardiography and Doppler methodologies provide a systematic approach to accurately quantitate mitral regurgitation severity, allowing for optimal timing of surgical intervention.
Why the study?
How can echocardiography and Doppler methodologies be used to accurately quantify the severity of mitral regurgitation?
How can echocardiography and Doppler methodologies be used to accurately quantify the severity of mitral regurgitation?
This review outlines a systematic approach for using echocardiography and Doppler techniques to accurately quantify mitral regurgitation severity, which is crucial for optimal surgical timing.
Informs current MR grading in practice; leaves open prospective validation of timing thresholds.
Mitral valve regurgitation is a common valvular problem, particularly in developing nations. It causes significant morbidity and mortality, especially if the severity of valve regurgitation is underestimated. Echocardiography plays a significant role in the diagnoses, serial follow-up and management of patients with valvular heart disease. However, precise quantitation of the severity of mitral regurgitation is a crucial element in the therapeutic decisions for managing mitral regurgitation. An accurate assessment of the severity of mitral regurgitation allows for optimal timing of surgical intervention, culminating in improved patient outcomes. This review provides a systematic approach to the quantitation of mitral regurgitation using the echocardiography and Doppler methodologies that are available in the modern noninvasive imaging and hemodynamic laboratory. Additional, novel and evolving noninvasive imaging modalities are reviewed briefly.
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Alharthi et al. (2008) conducted a review in Mitral regurgitation. Echocardiography and Doppler methodologies was evaluated. Echocardiography and Doppler methodologies provide a systematic approach to accurately quantitate mitral regurgitation severity, allowing for optimal timing of surgical intervention.
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