3D Transesophageal Echocardiography: a New Imaging Tool for Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation and for Guiding Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair

Real time three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) is probably the most powerful and convincing imaging method for understanding the complicated multiform morphology and for evaluating geometry, dynamics and function of degenerative and functional mitral valve (MV) regurgitation. Moreover, color Doppler 3D TEE has been valuable to identify the location of the regurgitant orifice and the severity of the mitral regurgitation. 3D TEE has been shown to be of enormous value in helping surgeons to perform MV repair.

Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - October 19, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Francesco F. Faletra, Alain Berrebi, Giovanni Pedrazzini, Laura Anna Leo, V.L. Paiocch, G. Cautilli, Gabriele Casso, Tiziano Cassina, Tiziano Moccetti, Joseph F. Malouf Source Type: research