1. Practical Echocardiographic Approach of the Regurgitant Mitral Valve Assessment.
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Muñoz-Rodríguez, Rebeca, Duque-González, María Amelia, Igareta-Herraiz, Aida Tindaya, Di Silvestre, Mauro, Izquierdo-Gómez, María Manuela, Baeza-Garzón, Flor, Barragán-Acea, Antonio, Bosa-Ojeda, Francisco, and Lacalzada-Almeida, Juan
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MITRAL valve , *MITRAL valve insufficiency , *HEART valve diseases , *ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY , *AORTIC stenosis , *LEFT heart atrium - Abstract
Mitral regurgitation is the second-most frequent valvular heart disease in Europe after degenerative aortic stenosis. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence is expected to increase with population aging. Echocardiography is the first diagnostic approach to assess its severity, constituting a challenging process in which a multimodality evaluation, integrating quantitative, semiquantitative and qualitative methods, as well as a detailed evaluation of the morphology and function of both left ventricle and atria is the key. In this review, we would like to provide a practical diagnosis approach on the mitral valve regurgitation mechanism, severity quantification, and planning of future therapeutic options. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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