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. 2017 Sep-Oct;28(5):285–292. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2017-007

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Fig. 5. — Example of definite RHD consistent with WHF 2012 criteria. A. Parasternal long-axis (PLAX) view showing thickened anterior mitral leaflet exceeding 3 mm in young adult study subject. B. Colour-flow Doppler interrogation of the mitral valve shows an eccentric jet of mitral regurgitation (MR) with jet length exceeding 2 cm. C. Colour-flow Doppler interrogation of the mitral valve using the apical four-chamber (A4C) view shows eccentric jet of mitral regurgitation with jet length measuring 3.8 cm. D. Continuous-wave (CW) Doppler interrogation of the MR jet showed maximum velocities exceeding 4.7 m/s.