Abstract:Background Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most common
valvular heart disease. Since delaying severe MR treatment can lead to
left ventricular dysfunction, early MR diagnosis is crucial.
Echocardiography is the first-line diagnostic modality for evaluating MR
severity. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and newer imaging
modalities like cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) are growing to
be used due to the pitfalls of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).
However, these newer modalities have disadvant… Show more
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