Three-dimensional characteristics of functional mitral regurgitation in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction: a real-time three-dimensional colour Doppler echocardiography study

Abstract

3D features of FMR are quite diverse. The shape and site of anterior leaflet bending determine the shape of the regurgitant orifice, and small mitral valve tenting generates separate small regurgitant orifices of FMR in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction.