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Echocardiographic assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation

Authors: David M Dudzinski, Judy Hung

Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Ischemic mitral regurgitation is an important consequence of LV remodeling after myocardial infarction. Echocardiographic diagnosis and assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation are critical to gauge its adverse effects on prognosis and to attempt to tailor rational treatment strategy. There is no single approach to the echocardiographic assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation: standard echocardiographic measures of mitral regurgitation severity and of LV dysfunction are complemented by assessments of displacement of the papillary muscles and quantitative indices of mitral valve deformation. Development of novel approaches to understand mitral valve geometry by echocardiography may improve understanding of the mechanism, clinical trajectory, and reparability of ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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Metadata
Title
Echocardiographic assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation
Authors
David M Dudzinski
Judy Hung
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Cardiovascular Ultrasound / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1476-7120
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-12-46

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