Choosing between velocity-time-integral ratio and peak velocity ratio for calculation of the dimensionless index (or aortic valve area) in serial follow-up of aortic stenosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1524-1531

  Finegold, Judith A ^a   Manisty, Charlotte H ^a   Cecaro, Fabrizio ^a   Sutaria, Nilesh ^a   Mayet, Jamil ^a   Francis, Darrel P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Doppler; Echocardiography; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMENSIONLESS INDEX; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; PEAK VELOCITY RATIO; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VELOCITY TIME INTEGRAL RATIO;

AORTIC STENOSIS; AS; AS JET PEAK VELOCITY; DI; DIMENSIONLESS INDEX; DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT; LVOT; REPRODUCIBILITY; V(PEAK); VELOCITY-TIME-INTEGRAL; VTI;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881474693     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.105     Document Type: Article

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