Geometric errors of the pulsed-wave Doppler flow method in quantifying degenerative mitral valve regurgitation: A three-dimensional echocardiography study

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-269

  Ren, Ben ^a   De Groot De Laat, Lotte E ^a   McGhie, Jacky ^a   Vletter, Wim B ^a   Ten Cate, Folkert J ^a   Geleijnse, Marcel L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mitral regurgitation; Pulsed wave Doppler flow method; Three dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULSE WAVE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84874651441     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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