Highlights•MR is a heterogeneous condition with several etiologies and anatomic
variations.•Echocardiography is important to assess if MR is primary or due to LV …

Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) has emerged as a safe and effective alternative to
conventional surgery in patients with primary and secondary mitral regurgitation, especially …

Although transcatheter mitral valve edge‐to‐edge repair (TEER) has been widely used for
non‐central degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), few reports have described therapeutic …

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography currently is used routinely for many
cardiothoracic surgical procedures. Although it is often used for intraoperative cardiac …

Clinical evaluation revealed a systolic murmur so the patient underwent transthoracic and,
after careful evaluation of the safety of the procedure, transesophageal echocardiography …

Illustration of the “Stitch Artifact Technique”.(A) By conducting 2-beat image acquisition
without stopping the ventilation, we can create stitch artifact on the 3D image …