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If you need to find out the mechanism of mitral regurgitation (MR), the direction of the MR jet can provide valuable information. In this echocardiography session, Thomas Binder, MD, will show a patient with an eccentric jet which fits well to the underlying mechanism of MR. Yes, we agree that we could also make the diagnosis by just looking at the morphology of the valve. But what if image quality is poor and the jet direction is the only thing that you can define for sure?

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