Mitral regurgitation follow up

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]

Overview

Regular follow up is recommended among patients with asymptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.^[1]

Follow Up

Echocardiography is performed for follow up among asymptomatic patients with MR to assess the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and end-systolic dimension. The frequency of follow up with an echocardiogram among asymptomatic patients with MR and normal LVEF is as follows:^[1]

Mild MR: Every 3-5 years
Moderate MR: Every 1-2 years
Severe MR: Every 6-12 months (the frequency increases if the the LV dilatation increases)

2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines^[2]

Recommendations for Diagnostic Testing: Routine Follow-Up for Chronic Primary MR Referenced studies that support the recommendations are summarized in The Online Data Supplement

Class I
1. For asymptomatic patients with severe primary MR (Stages B and C1), TTE is indicated every 6 to 12 months for surveillance of LV function (estimated by LVEF, LVEDD, and LVESD) and assessment of pulmonary artery pressure. (Level of Evidence: B-NR)

Class IIa
“1. Exercise hemodynamics with either doppler echocardiography or cardiac catheterization is reasonable in symptomatic patients with chronic primary mitral regurgitation (MR) where there is a discrepancy between symptoms and the severity of MR at rest (stages B and C). (Level of Evidence: B-NR) ”

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nishimura RA, Otto CM, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Guyton RA; et al. (2014). “2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines”. Circulation. 129 (23): 2440–92. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000029. PMID 24589852.
↑ Otto CM, Nishimura RA, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Gentile F; et al. (2021). “2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines”. Circulation. 143 (5): e72–e227. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000923. PMID 33332150 Check |pmid= value (help).

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[pmid24589852-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nishimura RA, Otto CM, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Guyton RA; et al. (2014). “2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines”. Circulation. 129 (23): 2440–92. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000029. PMID 24589852.

[pmid33332150-2] Otto CM, Nishimura RA, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Gentile F; et al. (2021). “2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines”. Circulation. 143 (5): e72–e227. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000923. PMID 33332150 Check |pmid= value (help).

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