title: The role of 3-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of mitral valve disease: myxomatous valve disease.
abstract: Myxomatous mitral valve (MV) disease is a spectrum that ranges from fibroelastic deficiency to Barlow's disease. Diagnosis has been greatly aided by the use of 3-dimensional echocardiography, which improves not only the accuracy of lesion localization but also the quantification of the associated mitral regurgitation. These improvements in turn have altered MV surgical repair techniques and percutaneous interventions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Benjamin H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Freed
authors.forename: Roberto M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D040181:Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy