QUANTITATIVE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF AORTIC REGURGITATION
Abstract
The review discusses methods for assessment aortic regurgitation using echocardiography in accordance to the algorithm recommended by international associations. The possibilities for assessment the severity of aortic regurgitation using different (pulsed-wave, constant-wave) Doppler modes by quantitative parameters: the area of the effective orifice, volume and fraction of regurgitation are considered. Additional parameters for assessing the left ventricle are given, including stress-echocardiography to identify symptoms that are absent at rest and assess the contractile reserve of left ventricular.
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