"type I: normal leaflet motion"
"type II: excessive leaflet motion"
"type III: restricted leaflet motion"
"type I: normal leaflet motion"
"type II: excessive leaflet motion"
"type III: restricted leaflet motion"
"IIIa: leaflet motion restricted in both systole and diastole"
"IIIb: leaflet motion restricted in diastole"
"type Iregurgitation jet directed centrally, coaptation defect"
"type IIdisproportionate excursion of one leaflet, with a regurgitant jet eccentrically directed away from the involved leaflet"
"type III"
"IIIaaberrant systolic excursion and diastolic coaptation"
"IIIbleaflet restriction limited to diastole 3"
"Using transthoracic echocardiography, the mitral valve may be interrogated for regurgitation with colour flow Doppler, with an optimal Nyquist aliasing velocity set between 50-60 cm/s 2."
Expected headings
"Echocardiography"