title: A Novel Approach to Assess the Three-Dimensional Anatomy of a Mitral Valve Regurgitant Jet Orifice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA. Electronic address: fcobey@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
authors.forename: Frederick C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cobey
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Office of Statistics and Evaluation in the Bureau of Community Health and Prevention, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Ursprung
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Joern
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karhausen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Madhav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: G Burkhard
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Mackensen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: mitral regurgitation; mitral valve; regurgitant orifice; three-dimensional echocardiography; transesophageal echocardiography; vena contracta