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Review
. 2021 Apr;38(4):646-656.
doi: 10.1111/echo.14984. Epub 2021 Mar 22.

Mitral commissural prolapse

Eva D Papadimitraki  1 , Alexandros Patrianakos  1 , Antonios Pitsis  2 , Maria Marketou  1 , Angeliki Zacharaki  1 , Fragiskos Parthenakis  1
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Review

Mitral commissural prolapse

Eva D Papadimitraki et al. Echocardiography. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Mitral commissural prolapse or flail, either isolated or combined with more extensive degenerative valve disease, imposes several challenges both on its diagnosis and management while being a risk factor for valve reoperation after mitral valve repair. Accurate identification of the prolapsing segment is often not feasible with transthoracic 2D echocardiography, with transesophageal 3D imaging then required for correct diagnosis and surgical planning. Various surgical techniques employed alone or in combination have yielded good results in the repair of commissural prolapse. Herein, we analyze the specific characteristics of commissural disease focusing our attention on 2D and 3D echocardiographic findings and we briefly comment on techniques employed for surgical correction of the disease.

Keywords: 3D transesophageal echocardiography; bicommissural view; commissural prolapse; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve repair; neochords.

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