The role of advanced multimodality imaging in chronic mitral regurgitation

Mitral regurgitation (MR), the second most common valvular heart disease, still constitutes a major diagnostic and thera-peutic challenge, due to its complex nature consequences on cardiac remodelling. Life quality expectancy are determined by irreversibility of left ventricular systolic dysfunction, which, despite current guidelines, remains drawback. In order accurately establish “the point no return” for function, embedment clinical, biological imaging data is requirement. The purpose this review provide an overview multimodal techniques that useful in correctly assessing patients with MR. Cardiac magnetic resonance strain 3D echocardiography, addition echocardiographic criteria may help identify who will benefit from early surgery. technical development new transcatheter mitral valve repair could lead extension guidelines.