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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
Volume 38, Issue 4, Pages 646-656Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/echo.14984
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3D transesophageal echocardiography; bicommissural view; commissural prolapse; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve repair; neochords
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Mitral commissural prolapse or flail poses challenges in diagnosis and treatment, often requiring 3D imaging for accurate diagnosis and surgical planning. Various surgical techniques have shown good results in treating this condition.
Mitral commissural prolapse or flail, either isolated or combined with more extensive degenerative valve disease, imposes several challenges both on its diagnosis and management while being a risk factor for valve reoperation after mitral valve repair. Accurate identification of the prolapsing segment is often not feasible with transthoracic 2D echocardiography, with transesophageal 3D imaging then required for correct diagnosis and surgical planning. Various surgical techniques employed alone or in combination have yielded good results in the repair of commissural prolapse. Herein, we analyze the specific characteristics of commissural disease focusing our attention on 2D and 3D echocardiographic findings and we briefly comment on techniques employed for surgical correction of the disease.
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