ECHO 2013 / The Role of 3D Echo in Valvular Heart Disease

Summary

3D Echocardiography is:

•Is as an important clinical tool

–Anatomy

–Function

–Patient-intervention matching

•Has a well defined role in degenerative MR

•As transcatheter options expand so will the

role for 3D

Going forward

•3-D echo insights into pathophysiology will help with development of new strategies

•Echo will be key in evaluation and management of individual patients