17 Nov 2019
Imaging essentials in mitral regurgitation
Sponsored by Medtronic
Chairpersons:
P. Kappetein, L. Sondergaard
Summary
Consult this session focusing on imaging in mitral regurgitation to gain insight into the importance of echocardiography in transcatheter mitral procedures to assess mitral valve morphology, regurgitation severity and risks for complications and to guide access, device positioning and post-deployment hemodynamics.
Learning Objectives
- To better understand the imaging needs for screening of patients with mitral regurgitation
- To understand the importance of echocardiography in transcatheter mitral procedures
- To gain perspectives on the pearls and pitfalls of echocardiography in transcatheter mitral valve replacement
