[en] Valvular regurgitation represents an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Imaging is pivotal in the evaluation of native valve regurgitation and echocardiography is the primary imaging modality for this purpose. The imaging assessment of valvular regurgitation should integrate quantification of the regurgitation, assessment of the valve anatomy and function, and the consequences of valvular disease on cardiac chambers. In clinical practice, the management of patients with valvular regurgitation largely relies on the results of imaging. It is crucial to provide standards that aim at establishing a baseline list of measurements to be performed when assessing native valve regurgitation. The present document aims to present clinical guidance for the multi-modality imaging assessment of native valvular regurgitation.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
LANCELLOTTI, Patrizio ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service de cardiologie ; Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy. ; Anthea Hospital, Via Camillo Rosalba, 35, Bari, Italy.
Pibarot, Philippe ; Department of Medicine, Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, 2725
Chambers, John; Emeritus Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
La Canna, Giovanni; Cardiovascular Department, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital,
Pepi, Mauro; Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138
Dulgheru, Raluca; Department of Cardiology, Valvular Disease Clinic, University of Liège Hospital,
Dweck, Mark; BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Little France
Delgado, Victoria ; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2 2300
Garbi, Madalina; Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge University Health Partner, Cambridge
Vannan, Mani A; Marcus Heart Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Montaigne, David ; University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011-EGID
Badano, Luigi; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20089 Milan, ; Department of Cardiac, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Istituto Auxologico
Maurovich-Horvat, Pal; MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis
Pontone, Gianluca ; Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy.
Vahanian, Alec ; UFR Medecine, Université de Paris, Site Bichat, 16 rue Huchard, 75018 Paris, ; LVTS INSERM U1148, GH Bichat, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
Donal, Erwan ; University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI-UMR 1099, Rennes, France.
Cosyns, Bernard ; Department of Cardiology, CHVZ (Centrum voor Hart en Vaatziekten), ICMI (In Vivo
Scientific Document Committee of the European Association of Cardiovascular
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