title: Pro: single-plane echocardiography provides an accurate and adequate examination of the native mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA. amaslow@lifespan.org
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maslow
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bert
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index