Quantitative analysis of mitral annular geometry and function in healthy volunteers using transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography

S Mihăilă, D Muraru, E Piasentini… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Quantitative assessment of the mitral annulus provides information regarding
the pathophysiology of mitral regurgitation and aids in the planning of reparative surgery …

Age and body surface area dependency of mitral valve and papillary apparatus parameters: assessment by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

C Sonne, L Sugeng, N Watanabe… - European Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Aims Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) has been used to quantify
mitral valve (MV) annular size and leaflet tenting parameters in small numbers of patients …

True mitral annulus diameter is underestimated by two-dimensional echocardiography as evidenced by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography and magnetic …

AM Anwar, OII Soliman, FJ ten Cate, A Nemes… - The international journal …, 2007 - Springer
Background Mitral annulus assessment is of great importance for the diagnosis and
treatment of mitral valve disease. The present study sought to assess the value of real-time …

Accurate measurement of mitral annular area by using single and biplane linear measurements: comparison of conventional methods with the three-dimensional …

E Hyodo, S Iwata, A Tugcu, Y Oe… - European Heart …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Aims The planimetry method using three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography is useful for
providing an accurate mitral annulus area (MAA) value. However, this method is relatively …

Fully automated software for mitral annulus evaluation in chronic mitral regurgitation by 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

I Aquila, C Fernández-Golfín, LM Rincon, A González… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the gold
standard for mitral valve (MV) anatomic and functional evaluation. Currently, dedicated MV …

Assessment of mitral annulus size and function by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in cardiomyopathy: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

AM Anwar, OII Soliman, A Nemes, T Germans… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess mitral annular (MA) size and function in hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) using real-time 3-dimensional …

Normal mitral annulus dynamics and its relationships with left ventricular and left atrial function

S Mihaila, D Muraru, MH Miglioranza… - … International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Mitral annulus (MA) geometry and dynamics are crucial for preserving normal mitral valve
(MV) function. Static reference values for MA parameters have been reported, but the normal …

Mitral annular dynamics in myxomatous valve disease: new insights with real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography

J Grewal, R Suri, S Mankad, A Tanaka, DW Mahoney… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Mitral annulus is a complex structure of poorly understood physiology. Full-
volume real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography offers a unique …

Dynamic 3-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of mitral annular geometry in patients with functional mitral regurgitation

KR Khabbaz, F Mahmood, O Shakil… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Mitral valve (MV) annular dynamics have been well described in animal
models of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). Despite this, little if any data exist regarding …

Accurate measurement of mitral annular dimensions by echocardiography: importance of correctly aligned imaging planes and anatomic landmarks

GP Foster, AK Dunn, S Abraham, N Ahmadi… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Mitral annular (MA) dimensions obtained by traditional two-dimensional
echocardiography are poorly standardized and do not adhere to anatomic principles …