Contemporary insights into the functional anatomy of the mitral valve

Establishing Normative Value of Mitral Valve Thickness Determined by 2d Echocardiography in 3000 Normal Children Aged 5 - 15 Years of Manipur , a North - Eastern Indian State

“…Some investigator has reported the thickness of mitral valve as less than 5mm. (13,14) The thickness of MV was studied by Sahasakul in one of the best designed study in 200 individuals. The mean thickness at each site was not different between men and women but increased significantly with age (P less than 0.001).…”

Peri-procedural imaging for transcatheter mitral valve replacement

“…The posterior leaflet, narrower than the anterior leaflet, covers approximately two-thirds of the annular opening. Indentations, better known as scallops, accommodate the curved coaptation line, and define three portions of the posterior leaflet (named from lateral to medial P1, P2 and P3) (7). The anterior leaflet similarly is divided into three portions (named A1, A2 and A3, from lateral to medial) ( Figure 2).…”

“…Primary chords are thinner and function to maintain leaflet apposition and valve closure. Dysfunction of these primary chords results in acute MR (7). Secondary chords are thought to play a role in maintaining left ventricular size rather than leaflet apposition (7).…”

Echocardiographic Assessment of Degenerative Mitral Stenosis: A Diagnostic Challenge of an Emerging Cardiac Disease

“…12,14, 42 Pressman et al evaluated the mitral annular function using 3D echocardiography in individuals with varying degrees of MAC and age-and sex-matched controls. 12 The subjects were free of any other VHD.…”