TY - JOUR AU - Capoulade, Romain AU - Piriou, Nicolas AU - Serfaty, Jean-Michel AU - Tourneau, Thierry Le PY - 2017 TI - Multimodality imaging assessment of mitral valve anatomy in planning for mitral valve repair in secondary mitral regurgitation JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 9, Supplement 7 (June 01, 2017): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Innovations in the management of valvular and structural heart disease) Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - Secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) is frequent valvular heart disease and conveys worse prognostic. Therapeutic surgical or percutaneous options are available in the context of severe symptomatic secondary MR, but the best approach to treat these patients remains unclear, given the lack of clear clinical evidence of benefit. A comprehensive evaluation of the mitral valve apparatus and the left ventricle (LV) has the ability to clearly define and characterize the disease, and thus determine the best option for the patient to improve its clinical outcomes, as well as quality of life and symptoms. The current report reviews the mitral valve (MV) anatomy, the underlying mechanisms associated with secondary MR, the related therapeutic options available, and finally the usefulness of a multimodality imaging approach for the planning of surgical or percutaneous mitral valve intervention. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/14177