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Mitral annular disjunction is associated with mitral valve degeneration and sudden cardiac death, necessitating standard reporting on cardiovascular imaging reports for adequate patient risk stratification and management.
Standardized reporting of mitral annular disjunction on cardiovascular imaging is necessary for adequate risk stratification regarding mitral valve degeneration and sudden cardiac death.
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May warrant MAD reporting on mitral imaging; leaves open prospective validation of SCD risk.
Mitral annular disjunction is increasingly recognized as an important anatomic feature of mitral valve disease. The presence of mitral annular disjunction, defined as separation between the left atrial wall at the point of mitral valve insertion and the left ventricular free wall, has been associated with increased degeneration of the mitral valve and increased incidence of sudden cardiac death. The clinical importance of this entity necessitates standard reporting on cardiovascular imaging reports if patients are to receive adequate risk stratification and management. We provide a narrative review of the literature pertaining to mitral annular disjunction, its clinical implications, and areas needing further research.
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Drescher et al. (2022) studied this question.
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