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TTE, TEE, and 3D echo guide diagnosis and suitability for percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy.
This review outlines the essential role of multimodality echocardiography in the diagnosis, staging, and pre-procedural planning for patients with mitral stenosis.
Supports multimodality echocardiography in mitral stenosis; leaves open prospective validation of 3D parameters for PBMV.
Mitral stenosis is most commonly due to rheumatic heart disease, even in western countries. Transthoracic echocardiography is the modality of choice for establishing diagnosis, underlying cause, assessment of severity, staging of disease, valve morphology and other associated lesions. Transesophageal echocardiography is recommended in patients considered for percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy to rule out LA clot, significant MR and to better assess mitral valve morphology. Three-dimensional echocardiography is now increasingly used for estimating mitral valve area and suitability for percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy. We provide a brief discussion on echocardiographic assessment of mitral stenosis. How to cite this article Raj R. Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Stenosis: Key Learning Points for Fellows/Residents in Training. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2015;3(1):17-24.
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Ravi Raj (2015) conducted a review in Mitral stenosis. Echocardiographic assessment was evaluated. Transthoracic, transesophageal, and three-dimensional echocardiography are key modalities for diagnosing, assessing severity, and determining suitability for percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy.
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