Evaluation of mitral valve area by the proximal isovelocity surface area method in mitral stenosis: Could it be simplified?

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-121

  Messika Zeitoun, David ^a   Cachier, Agnes ^a   Brochet, Eric ^a   Cormier, Bertrand ^a   Iung, Bernard ^a   Vahanian, Alec ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Mitral stenosis; Proximal isovelocity surface area method (PISA)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33846292618     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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