Key result
Real-time 3D TEE was superior to 2D TEE in identifying specific mitral scallops and commissures, providing valuable complementary information for assessing ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Why the study?
Does real-time 3D TEE improve the assessment and quantification of the mitral valve apparatus compared to 2D TEE in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation?
Observational (n=45)
No
Does real-time 3D TEE improve the assessment and quantification of the mitral valve apparatus compared to 2D TEE in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation?
Real-time 3D TEE provides superior anatomical detail and complementary quantitative information to 2D TEE for evaluating the mitral valve apparatus in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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May complement 2D TEE for mitral assessment in ischemic MR; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Fattouch et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (n=45). Real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) vs. Multiplane two-dimensional (2D) TEE was evaluated on Assessment of the mitral valve apparatus including scallops, commissures, and annulus shape and diameters. Real-time 3D TEE was superior to 2D TEE in identifying specific mitral scallops and commissures, providing valuable complementary information for assessing ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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