Proximal flow convergence region as assessed by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: challenging the hemispheric assumption

C Yosefy, RA Levine, J Solis, M Vaturi… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Traditionally, a hemispheric assumption for the proximal flow convergence
region (PFCR) is used when calculating mitral regurgitant (MR) effective orifice area …

Mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and …

M Amigoni, A Meris, JJ Thune, D Mangalat… - European heart …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Aims Mitral regurgitation (MR) confers independent risk in patients with acute myocardial
infarction. We utilized data from the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion echo study to …

The relationship between renal function and cardiac structure, function, and prognosis after myocardial infarction: the VALIANT Echo Study

A Verma, NS Anavekar, A Meris, JJ Thune… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether alterations in cardiac
structure or function contribute to the increased risk associated with renal impairment after …

Outcome of significant functional tricuspid regurgitation late after mitral valve replacement for predominant rheumatic mitral stenosis

A Boyaci, V Gokce, S Topaloglu, S Korkmaz… - Angiology, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) can contribute to increased morbidity and mortality in
patients undergoing mitral valve surgery for mitral stenosis. The aim of this study was to …

Assessment of functional anatomy of the mitral valve in patients with mitral regurgitation with cine magnetic resonance imaging: comparison with transesophageal …

A Stork, O Franzen, H Ruschewski, C Detter… - European …, 2007 - Springer
The ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to accurately define the functional anatomy
of mitral regurgitation was assessed. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and cine …

实时三平面超声心动图定量评价二尖瓣反流的临床研究

刘昕, 王建华 - 中国医学影像技术, 2007 - cqvip.com
目的探讨实时三平面超声心动图(RT-3PE) 定量评价二尖瓣反流的临床价值.
方法依据左室造影瓣膜反流程度, 将40 例二尖瓣反流患者分为Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ 四组, 同时应用RT …

A practical approach to the quantification of valvular regurgitation

R Jacob, WJ Stewart - Current Cardiology Reports, 2007 - Springer
This article reviews the methods of determining the severity of mitral and aortic regurgitation,
primarily the quantitation using Doppler echocardiography. The Doppler methods, including …

影响二尖瓣关闭不全听诊的相关因素

吴林根, 陈敏, 吴旸 - 心脏杂志, 2007 - cqvip.com
目的探讨左房室内径, 左室射血分数(LVEF) 返流速度, 返流方向等超声参数对二尖瓣返流听诊
诊断的可能影响. 方法随机选择151 例经超声心动图检查, 显示有中度及中度以上二尖瓣返流的 …

Quantification of Valvular Regurgitation

J HUNG - The practice of clinical echocardiography, 2007 - books.google.com
Quantification of valvular regurgitation plays an important role in clinical practice. The
introduction of Doppler techniques to echocardiography in the early 1980s transformed the …

PRO: proximal isovelocity surface area should be routinely measured in evaluating mitral regurgitation

JS Shanewise - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) should be part of every transesophageal
echocardiography evaluation of mitral regurgitation (MR)(1). Although most of us think of …