Effects of afterload reduction on vena contracta width in mitral regurgitation
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Comparison of vena contracta width by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography with quantitative Doppler assessment of mitral regurgitation.
Mitral regurgitation (MR) severity is routinely assessed by Doppler color flow mapping, which is subject to technical and hemodynamic variables. Vena contracta width may be less influenced by hemodynamic variables and has previously been shown to correlate with angiographic estimates of MR severity. This study was performed to compare mitral vena contracta width by multiplane transesophageal ec...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00236-8