The echocardiographic assessment of valvular heart diseases is the basic analysis
of valvular defects next to clinical investigation and stethoscopy. Severity of mitral
regurgitation (MR) is usually estimated by an integrated approach using semi quantitative
parameters and is still one of the biggest challenges of echocardiography. Quantitative
echocardiographic analysis of MR severity often fails to describe comprehensible
hemodynamic conditions. However, comprehensive echocardiography based on
standardized image acquisition and proper image quality is required to properly assess
hemodynamic parameter comparable to cardiac magnetic resonance tomography. This
review focuses on the uncertainty of MR severity assessed by echocardiography in
recent trials of interventional MR treatment. In addition, the necessity to provide plausible
echocardiographic data for individual decision making is highlighted. In conclusion,
plausible functional diagnostics by rational echocardiography is a prerequisite in patients
with valvular heart diseases.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:85865 |
| Date | 08 June 2023 |
| Creators | Hagendorff, Andreas, Stöbe, Stephan |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 819915 |
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