Echo/Doppler Evaluation of Hemodynamics After Aortic Valve Replacement. Principles of Interrogation and Evaluation of High Gradients

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-304

  Bach, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic valve; Doppler echocardiography; echocardiography; heart valve prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VALVE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649262620     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.11.009     Document Type: Review

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