Authors
- Lead and Corresponding author: Kushani Gajjar, MD
Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Address: 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Fax number: None
Email:
kushani.gajjar@gmail.com
Contribution: Concept/design, Data analysis/interpretation, Drafting
article, Critical revision of article, Approval of article
- Kartikeya Kashyap, MD
Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Address: 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Fax number: None
Email:
kartikeya.kashyap@ahn.org
Contribution: Data analysis/interpretation, Drafting article, Critical
revision of article, Approval of article
- Jayshiv Badlani, MD
Affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Address: 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Fax number: None
Email:
jayshiv.badlani@ahn.org
Contribution: Data analysis/interpretation, Drafting article, Critical
revision of article, Approval of article
- Ronald B Williams, BA
Affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Address: 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Fax number: None
Email:
ronald.williams@ahn.org
Contribution: Data analysis/interpretation, Drafting article, Critical
revision of article, Approval of article
Robert W. W. Biederman, MD
Affiliation: Director, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
Department of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Address: 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Fax number: None
Email:
robert.biederman@ahn.org
Contribution: Concept/design, Data analysis/interpretation, Drafting
article, Critical revision of article, Approval of article
Pivotal role of cardiac MRI in mitral valve regurgitationKushani Gajjar, Kartikeya Kashyap, Jayshiv Badlani, Ronald Williams,
Robert W. W. Biederman
Abstract Cardiac imaging is the cornerstone of defining the etiology,
quantification and management of mitral regurgitation (MR). This
continues to be even more so the case with emerging trans-catheter
techniques to manage MR. Transthoracic echocardiography remains the
first line imaging modality to assess MR but has limitations. Cardiac
MRI(CMR) provides the advantages of quantitative non-visual estimation,
3D volumetric data, late gadolinium, T1 and extracellular volume
measurements to comprehensively assess mitral valvular pathology,
cardiac remodeling and the prognostic impact of therapies. This review
describes the superiority, technical aspects and growing evidence behind
CMR, and lays the roadmap for the future of CMR in MR.
Key Words: Cardiac MRI, Mitral valve, Mitral regurgitation,
CMR, MR