Why the study?
Does CMR improve the reproducibility of quantitating residual mitral regurgitation compared to echocardiography in patients after MitraClip insertion?
Population
16 patients who underwent successful MitraClip insertion for severe mitral regurgitation, mean age 79 years.
Comparison
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance at 1.5 T with… vs Same-day transthoracic echocardiography with…
Design
Cohort, independently and blindly analyzed by expert readers
Authors
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CMR may aid residual MR quantitation after MitraClip when TTE is limited; leaves open its impact on clinical decisions or outcomes.
Does CMR improve the reproducibility of quantitating residual mitral regurgitation compared to echocardiography in patients after MitraClip insertion?
CMR provides highly reproducible quantitation of residual mitral regurgitation after MitraClip insertion, outperforming standard echocardiographic Doppler methods.
Hamilton‐Craig et al. (2015) studied this question.
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