| The Mitral Regurgitation Index: an echocardiographic guide to severity. | |
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PMID: 10362208 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to develop a semiquantitative index of mitral regurgitation severity suitable for use in daily clinical practice and research. BACKGROUND: There is no simple method for quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR). The MR Index is a semiquantitative guide to MR severity. The MR Index is a composite of six echocardiographic variables: color Doppler regurgitant jet penetration and proximal isovelocity surface area, continuous wave Doppler characteristics of the regurgitant jet and tricuspid regurgitant jet-derived pulmonary artery pressure, pulse wave Doppler pulmonary venous flow pattern and two-dimensional echocardiographic estimation of left atrial size. METHODS: Consecutive patients (n = 103) with varying grades of MR, seen in the Adult Echocardiography Laboratory at UCSF, were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were evaluated for the six variables, each variable being scored on a four point scale from 0 to 3. The reference standards for MR were qualitative echocardiographic evaluation by an expert and quantitation of regurgitant fraction using two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. A subgroup of patients with low ejection fraction (EF < 50%) were also analyzed. RESULTS: The MR Index increased in proportion to MR severity with a significant difference among the three grades in both normal and low EF groups (F = 130 and F = 42, respectively, p < 0.0001). The MR Index correlated with regurgitant fraction (r = 0.76, p < 0.0001). An MR Index > or =2.2 identified 26/29 patients with severe MR (sensitivity = 90%, specificity = 88%, PPV = 79%). No patient with severe MR had an MR Index <1.8 and no patient with mild MR had an MR Index >1.7. CONCLUSIONS: The MR Index is a simple semiquantitative estimate of MR severity, which seems to be useful in evaluating MR in patients with a low EF. |
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Authors:
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L Thomas; E Foster; J I Hoffman; N B Schiller |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume: 33 ISSN: 0735-1097 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Publication Date: 1999 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-06-22 Completed Date: 1999-06-22 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8301365 Medline TA: J Am Coll Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2016-22 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0214, USA. |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Blood Flow Velocity Echocardiography, Doppler, Color* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology, ultrasonography* Observer Variation Predictive Value of Tests Pulmonary Wedge Pressure Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index Stroke Volume |
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