Three-dimensional echocardiography provides superior morphological and functional assessment of the mitral valve apparatus compared to two-dimensional imaging in patients with mitral valve prolapse.
This review highlights the role and advantages of 3D echocardiography in the comprehensive evaluation and procedural monitoring of mitral valve prolapse.
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is the leading cause of mitral valve surgery. Echocardiography is the principal imaging modality used to diagnose MVP, assess the mitral valve morphology and mitral annulus dynamics, and quantify mitral regurgitation. Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic (3DE) imaging represents a consistent innovation in cardiovascular ultrasound in the last decades, and it has been implemented in routine clinical practice for the evaluation of mitral valve diseases. The focus of this review is the role and the advantages of 3DE in the comprehensive evaluation of MVP, intraoperative and intraprocedural monitoring.
Mantegazza et al. (Tue,) conducted a review in Mitral valve prolapse. 3D echocardiography vs. 2D echocardiography was evaluated. Three-dimensional echocardiography provides superior morphological and functional assessment of the mitral valve apparatus compared to two-dimensional imaging in patients with mitral valve prolapse.