Accurate assessment of mitral regurgitation (MR) severity is important for clinical decision making, prognostication, and decisions regarding timing of surgical intervention. The most common method for noninvasive assessment of MR has been with 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography, which is often used as a qualitative tool. Several newer noninvasive modalities including 3-dimensional echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and cardiac computed tomography have also become available for this purpose; however, their role in routine clinical practice is not clearly defined. In this review, we provide an overview of these newer modalities for quantitative assessment of MR severity.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	3D-echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac computed tomography, mitral regurgitation, quantification
Research Division:	Medical and Health Sciences
Research Group:	Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
Research Field:	Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Objective Field:	Cardiovascular System and Diseases
Author:	Marwick, TH (Professor Tom Marwick)
ID Code:	91164
Year Published:	2012
Web of Science® Times Cited:	39
Deposited By:	Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Deposited On:	2014-05-09
Last Modified:	2014-06-12
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