Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Chronic Mitral Regurgitation Patients with Normal Ejection Fraction: A Combined Tissue Doppler and Velocity Vector Imaging-Based Study

Abstract

LV long-axis functions are important markers of LV contractility in MR patients. Novel echocardiographic techniques may provide additional data on subclinical changes in the LV and give way to the optimal timing for the surgery in severe MR patients.