The ASE recently released their new 2017 valvular regurgitation updated guidelines back in April. The paper details the difference between primary and secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) and outlines proper evaluation methods for the most common pathologies seen. The past couple of weeks, we have discussed how to differentiate between primary vs. organic and acute vs. chronic. If you need to refresh or missed our blog, you can read them here:
Last week, we covered the basic anatomy of the mitral apparatus. We reviewed in detail, the various structures and their function. As we continue with our mitral regurgitation blog series, we want to touch next on, specific imaging windows to evaluate the mitral valve. Remember, when we examine the valve, we need to make sure we include all structures of the apparatus.
Last week we wrapped up our right heart blog series. Be sure to keep an eye out for our Right Heart E-Book that will be available soon!
In recent blogs we have reviewed the correct techniques for measuring the size of the left ventricle and the aorta. This week we will review the correct way to measure the left atrium. The updated standards on chamber quantification, released last year by the American Society of Echocardiography, provided new information and guidelines on correct measurement of the left atrium. There was a huge change to the reference range of the left atrial size.
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