The mitral imaging challenge
Read the valve. Find the mechanism.
Published echo, anatomical reasoning and the implications for mTEER.
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TOE · CINE LOOP
Frame step
Look at: Posterior leaflet free edge
Image credit & source
Hsu P, Shepherd C, Shokraneh K, Cabrera G, Kalivoda EJ. Emergent Diagnosis of a Flail Mitral Leaflet With Bedside Echocardiography. Cureus 12(7):e9374 (2020), Video 6. CC BY (Cureus uses CC BY 4.0). Reproduced without alteration.
Flail posterior mitral leaflet. The case’s surgical report confirms flail P2 resection.
Open publication · LicencePlay the published TOE cine and follow the posterior leaflet tip through systole.
Interpret the imagingFoundation