Knowledge of mitral regurgitation (MR) is essential for any care provider, and not only for
those directly involved in the management of cardiovascular diseases. This happens …

Background To determine sensitivity and specificity of E wave velocity in patients with
severe chronic organic mitral regurgitation (MR) and normal left ventricular ejection fraction …

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an accurate method for the quantitative
assessment of organic mitral regurgitation (OMR). The aim of the present study was to …

Aside from the clinical examination, an important tool in the diagnosis of mitral regurgitation
(MR) is Doppler echocardiography. In particular, the use of color Doppler has allowed for …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is one of the most common acquired valvular heart diseases seen
in the adult echocardiography practice. Its onset may be acute or chronic, and the etiology …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) represents the second most frequent valvular heart disease. The
appropriate management of organic MR remains unclear in many aspects, especially in …

Aims To determine the prevalence of mitral regurgitation (MR) in a large cohort of
consecutive patients undergoing clinically indicated echocardiography and to examine the …

Background—The aim of this study is to explore the differential effect of 3-dimensional color
Doppler echocardiography for the quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR). Two …

Methods Between February and June 2015, a total of 39,855 consecutive
echocardiographic studies was performed at nine tertiary hospitals, and were prospectively …

The accurate quantification of primary mitral regurgitation (MR) and its consequences on
cardiac remodeling is of paramount importance to determine the best timing for surgery in …