Management of organic mitral regurgitation: guideline recommendations and controversies.

ABSTRACT: Mitral regurgitation (MR) represents the second most frequent valvular heart disease. The appropriate management of organic MR remains unclear in many aspects, especially in several specific clinical scenarios. This review aims to discuss the current guideline recommendations regarding the management of organic MR, while highlighting the controversial aspects encountered in daily clinical practice. The role of imaging is essential in establishing the most appropriate type of surgical treatment (repair or replace), which is based on morphological mitral valve (MV) characteristics (reparability of the valve) and local surgical expertise in valve repair. The potential advantages of 3-dimensional echocardiography in assessing the MV are discussed. Other modern imaging techniques (tissue Dopple

SUBMITTER: Gurzun MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4372987 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature