title: Mitral valve regurgitation: use of the standard and the latest echocardiographic techniques for establishing the diagnosis.
abstract: An 80-year-old man had severe mitral regurgitation caused by myxomatous degeneration of the leaflets and perforation of the anterior leaflet. The patient underwent a transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographic study, and three-dimensional echo was used to reinforce the diagnosis. Modern echocardiographic techniques appear to open new horizons in the study and management of valvular diseases, although they are still a long way from replacing traditional methods.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Katsi
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vlaseros
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsartsalis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Souretis
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsioufis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis; D040181:Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / Q000150:complications*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015477:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis