Why the study?
Mitral regurgitation is a complex valve lesion that poses significant management challenges for cardiovascular clinicians.
The 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway provides a structured framework for the evaluation and timely intervention of mitral regurgitation.
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“This expert consensus decision pathway provides the clinician with additional tools to improve the care of MR patients. It can serve as a guide to patient assessment and individualized decision making.”
May inform structured MR evaluation now; leaves open prospective validation of pathways.
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a complex valve lesion that can pose significant management challenges for the cardiovascular clinician. This Expert Consensus Document emphasizes that recognition of MR should prompt an assessment of its etiology, mechanism, and severity, as well as indications for treatment. A structured approach to evaluation based on clinical findings, precise echocardiographic imaging, and when necessary, adjunctive testing, can help clarify decision making. Treatment goals include timely intervention by an experienced heart team to prevent left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, reduced quality of life, and premature death.
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O’Gara et al. (2017) conducted a review in Mitral regurgitation. Management of mitral regurgitation was evaluated. A structured approach to evaluation and timely intervention by an experienced heart team can help clarify decision making and prevent adverse outcomes in patients with mitral regurgitation.
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