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Multi-modality imaging, particularly the integration of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance, provides complementary anatomical and functional data for the precise characterization of native valvular regurgitation.
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The EACVI document provides complementary clinical guidance to the ESC 2021 guidelines by detailing the role of multi-modality imaging, especially CMR, in the quantitative and functional assessment of native valvular regurgitation.
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) council of valvular heart disease (VHD) have recently published a position paper on multi-modality imaging (MMI) assessment of native valvular regurgitation (1). The growing availability of devices and therapeutic techniques in recent years has enabled the treatment of increasingly complex valve disease. The opportunity to integrate data from different non-invasive imaging techniques allows a more precise morphologic and functional characterization of the disease and consequently the choice of the most appropriate therapeutic option. The purpose of this EACVI document is to complement the ESC 2021 guidelines on VHD by providing clinical guidance for the evaluation of native valve regurgitation by MMI (2).
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Luliano et al. (2022) conducted an editorial in Native valvular regurgitation. Multi-modality imaging was evaluated. Multi-modality imaging, particularly the integration of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance, provides complementary anatomical and functional data for the precise characterization of native valvular regurgitation.
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