Echocardiography
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Comparative Study
Multiplane two-dimensional versus real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been suggested to be a valuable technique for the evaluation of the mechanisms of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). Studies comparing multiplane two-dimensional (2D) with 3D TEE reconstruction of the mitral valve using the new mitral valve quantification (MVQ) software are lacking. We undertook a prospective comparison between multiplane 2D and 3D TEE for the assessment of IMR. ⋯ 3D TEE imaging provides valuable and complementary information to multiplane 2D TEE for the assessment of patients with IMR.