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Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE

How to Measure MR Vena Contracta Width (VCW)

Mitral Regurgitation It is estimated that over 4 million people in the United States have significant mitral regurgitation. Untreated severe mitral regurgitation decreases life quality and has a high mortality rate.  With the advancement of technology, including the MitraClip, more...
How to Measure MR Vena Contracta Width (VCW)
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE

Grading MR Severity with Echo

Do we still use Grade I - Grade IV? We recently received a question from one of our readers regarding grading MR severity with echo. The question was, "Are any labs still using stage I-IV for grading mitral regurgitation? I still see some reports using this grading system. Is there a...
Grading MR Severity with Echo

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