AORTIC VALVE (AV) REPAIR is a surgical option for patients with type-I (dilation of the
aortic root) and type-I (leaflet prolapse, flail, or fenestration) aortic regurgitation (AR). 1-7 …

Many noninvasive methodologies used for the accurate evaluation of valvular regurgitation
require precise velocity measurements from ultrasound instruments. Previous studies have …

Objective: Our study was intended to test the accuracy of a 3-dimensional (3D) digital color
Doppler flow convergence (FC) method for assessing the effective orifice area (EOA) in a …

Quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR) is important in clinical practice. As fluid
approaches a finite circular orifice, concentric hemispherical shells are formed with …

The noninvasive quantification of pathologic backflow, often referred to as regurgitant flow,
associated with valvular heart disease has been an elusive medical goal. To date …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the underlying mechanism of mitral
regurgitation influences the reliability of the proximal flow con-vergence method to assess …

Abstract (DE) Hintergrund: Die funktionelle Mitralklappeninsuffizienz (fMI) tritt häufig
sekundär bei Patienten im fortgeschrittenen Stadium der Linksherzinsuffizienz auf. Zur …

The original 1980 World Health Organisation (WHO)/International Society and Federation of
Cardiology (ISFC) classification defined cardiomyopathies as the heart muscle diseases of …

Die Echokardiographie ist in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten unverzichtbarer Bestandteil
kardiologischer Funktionsdiagnostik geworden. Rasante technische Entwicklungen liefern …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is one of the most common acquired valvular heart diseases seen
in the adult echocardiography practice. Its onset may be acute or chronic, and the etiology …