Table 3 Recommended grading of MR by CMR assessment

From: Assessment of mitral valve regurgitation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Type of MR

Grading of severity

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Very severe

Primary

MRRF <20%a

MRRF = 20–39%a

MRRF 40–50%; MRvol >55–60 ml

MRRF >50%

Secondary

MRvol <30 ml

MRvol = 30–60 ml

MRvol ≥60 ml

  1. From refs12,13,19. CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; MR, mitral regurgitation; MRRF, mitral regurgitation fraction; MRvol, mitral regurgitation volume. aNot study-based; mainly expert opinion.