title: En face view of the mitral valve: definition and acquisition.
abstract: A 3-dimensional echocardiographic view of the mitral valve, called the "en face" or "surgical view," presents a view of the mitral valve similar to that seen by the surgeon from a left atrial perspective. Although the anatomical landmarks of this view are well defined, no comprehensive echocardiographic definition has been presented. After reviewing the literature, we provide a definition of the left atrial and left ventricular en face views of the mitral valve. Techniques used to acquire this view are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. fmahmood@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Feroze
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Haider Javed
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Warraich
authors.forename: Sajid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahul
authors.forename: Aisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: Madhav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
authors.forename: G Burkhard
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Mackensen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panzica
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maslow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods