Quantification of MR: Using All the Tools in My Echo Laboratory

Aug 20, 2018   |  Sheila Liu Klassen, MD, FACC; Judy W. Hung, MD, FACC

Expert Analysis

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common finding on echocardiography but can be difficult to quantify due to multiple dynamic factors that affect severity of MR and the three-dimensional (3D) nature of the jet.

Clinical Topics: Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Cardiovascular Care Team, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Noninvasive Imaging, Valvular Heart Disease, Implantable Devices, Atrial Fibrillation/Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Echocardiography/Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mitral Regurgitation

Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging, Atrial Fibrillation, Blood Cells, Blood Pressure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Chordae Tendineae, Conscious Sedation, Decision Making, Echocardiography, Echocardiography, Doppler, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Heart Block, Heart Rate, Heart Ventricles, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Observer Variation, Operating Rooms, Papillary Muscles, Prolapse, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Veins, Radius, Reproducibility of Results