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European Journal of Echocardiography 2004 5(3):159-161; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2004.04.002
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Copyright © 2004, The European Society of Cardiology

Regurgitant mitral valve and 3D echocardiography—meant for each other?

Andreas Franke* and Harald P Kuehl

Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, D52057 Aachen, Germany

afranke@ukaachen.de

* Corresponding author.

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Please see page 212 for the article by Macnab et al. (doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2004.01.005) to which this editorial pertains.

The requirements for echocardiography to assess the morphology and function of the regurgitant mitral valve have largely been dependant on the available treatment options. In the era of mitral valve replacement, the most important question for the echocardiographer was to determine the severity of regurgitation and to estimate if further delay of operation would worsen the prognosis. With the development and widespread use of advanced techniques for surgical valve reconstruction, which have shown to improve survival compared to valve replacement, the demands of echocardiography have increased considerably. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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