6/28/25 – The 52nd Annual Arvilla Berger Lecture

The 52nd Annual Arvilla Berger Lecture

Lecture Title: Evolving Therapies for Mitral Regurgitation: Clip or Snip?”

Session Summary: Mitral regurgitation is a common valvular heart disease and contributes significantly to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. There are increasing options for mitral regurgitation based on technological advancements in transcatheter approaches. This session will review prevalence, mechanisms underlying mitral regurgitation and evolving therapeutic options for mitral regurgitation.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the prevalence and morbidity associated with mitral regurgitations
2. Identify the mechanism of mitral regurgitation
3. Evaluate the indications for the different therapies for mitral regurgitation

About Dr. Judy Hung:

Dr. Judy Hung is Director of Echocardiography Section at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of the Division of Clinical Research at MGH. She directs the Echocardiography Core Laboratory for the NIH-NHLBI sponsored Cardiothoracic Surgical Network Clinical Trials and is Immediate Past President of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Dr. Hung’s education and research focus is on understanding mechanisms of underlying common cardiac function and valvular heart disease using noninvasive imaging tools such as 3D echocardiography, strain imaging and flow convergence quantitative methods. She has written extensively on cardiovascular mechanisms of disease and has received research funding from NIH, ASE, and Foundations.

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