Localized transvalvular pressure gradients in mitral bileaflet mechanical heart valves and impact on gradient overestimation by Doppler

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 791-800

  Evin, Morgane ^a,b   Pibarot, Philippe ^c   Guivier Curien, Carine ^a   Tanné, David ^b   Kadem, Lyes ^d   Rieu, Regis ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Protomedlabs   (France)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bileaflet mechanical heart valve; Doppler echocardiography; Mitral transvalvular pressure gradient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PULSE WAVE; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SIMULATOR; TRANSVALVULAR PRESSURE GRADIENT; WAVEFORM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; LINEAR MODELS; MITRAL VALVE; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 84879412489     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.03.012     Document Type: Article

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