RT Book, Section
A1 Shindler, Daniel M.
A1 Shindler, Olga I.
A1 Wright, Alicia
SR Print(0)
ID 1175625742
T1 Mitral Regurgitation
T2 Practical Echocardiography for Cardiac Sonographers
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260457797
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175625742
RD 2024/04/19
AB Definition:  Mitral  valve  apparatus  is  directly  affected.Examples:  Prolapse,  flail  leaflet,  endocarditis.The  Carpentier  classification  is  useful  for  understanding  etiology  as  well  as  therapeutic  approaches.-  Type  I:  Normal  leaflet  size  and  motion,  with  the  mitral  regurgitation  due  to  leaflet  perforation  or  congenital  clefts.-  Type  II:  Excessive  leaflet  motion  with  prolapse  or  flail  leaflets.-  Type  IIIa:  Leaflet  restriction  in  diastole,  most  commonly  seen  in  rheumatic  disease.