title: Three-dimensional echocardiography is not essential for intraoperative assessment of mitral regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern University, Division of Cardiac Surgery, 201 East Huron St, Ste 11-140, Chicago, IL 60611-2968, USA. pmccart@nmh.org
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index