Title: The Use of Exercise Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation
VOLUME: 5 ISSUE: 4
Author(s):Kibar Yared, Kaitlyn My-Tu Lam and Judy Hung
Affiliation:Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Blake 256, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA.
Keywords:Stress echocardiography, mitral valve, mitral regurgitation, cardiac resynchronization therapy
Abstract: Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second most common valvular disease in western countries after aortic stenosis. Optimal management of patients with MR depends on the etiology of the regurgitation and is based predominantly on left ventricular function and functional status. Recent outcome studies report high risk subsets of asymptomatic patients with MR, and practice guidelines underscore the importance of a well-established estimation of exercise tolerance and recommend exercise testing to objectively assess functional status and hemodynamic factors.
