title: [The mitral valve in echocardiography].
abstract: In echocardiographic investigations the mitral valve occupies a central position. Its pathological changes in the echocardiogramme in the diseases of the mitral valve itself as well as in other cardiopathies are described. Apart from the morphological estimation the measuring methods are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000209:etiology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Die Mitralklappe im Exhokardiogramm.