title: Echocardiographic assessment of mitral regurgitation: general considerations.
abstract: Echocardiography is undoubtedly one of the main tools used in assessment of mitral regurgitation (MR) because it allows characterization of valvular morphology, assessment of the severity of the regurgitation, and its secondary effects. In this article we present an overview of the echocardiographic assessment of MR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Doctor Esquerdo 46, Madrid 28007, Spain. jsolismartin@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solis
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piro
authors.forename: Jose Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vazquez de Prada
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loughlin
mesh_terms: D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*