Assessment of aortic valve complex by three-dimensional echocardiography: A framework for its effective application in clinical practice

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 541-555

  Muraru, Denisa ^a   Badano, Luigi P ^a   Vannan, Mani ^b   Iliceto, Sabino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortic regurgitation; Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve; Bicuspid; Congenital; TAVI; Three dimensional echocardiography; Transoesophageal; Transthoracic; Tricuspid

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTIFACT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART TUMOR; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84863868264     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes075     Document Type: Review

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