Key result
Color Doppler echocardiography accurately identifies mitral valve prolapse site in 100% of patients.
Why the study?
The role of color Doppler echocardiography in accurately evaluating mitral valve prolapse and its correlation with mitral regurgitation severity was unclear.
Observational (n=49)
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Color Doppler acceleration flows matched surgical prolapse sites in all 49 cases; leaves open routine adoption pending prospective validation.
Yoshida et al. (1990) conducted an observational in Mitral valve prolapse (n=49). Color Doppler echocardiography vs. Two-dimensional echocardiography was evaluated on Accurate identification of the site of mitral valve prolapse. Color Doppler echocardiography accurately identified the site of mitral valve prolapse in 100% of patients (49/49), overcoming frequent misdiagnoses by two-dimensional echocardiography.
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