An integrated approach to the quantification of aortic regurgitation by Doppler echocardiography - 09/09/11
Abstract |
Background Although different Doppler methods have been proposed for the quantification of aortic regurgitation, no study has prospectively compared these methods with each other and their correlation with angiography. The aim of this study was to prospectively analyze the usefulness of different Doppler echocardiography parameters by testing all such parameters in each patient. Methods Fifty-one patients with aortic regurgitation underwent 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic studies and catheterization. The following Doppler indexes were analyzed and compared with aortography. Color Doppler: (1) jet color height/left ventricular outflow tract height in parasternal long-axis view, and (2) jet color area/left ventricular outflow tract area in short-axis view. Continuous Doppler: (3) regurgitant flow pressure half-time, (4) regurgitant flow time velocity integral (in centimeters), and (5) regurgitant flow time velocity integral (in centimeters)/diastolic period (in milliseconds). Pulsed Doppler in thoracic and abdominal aorta: (6) time velocity integral of diastolic reverse flow (in centimeters), (7) time velocity integral of systolic anterograde flow/integral of diastolic reverse flow, (8) (time velocity integral of diastolic reverse flow/diastolic period) × 100, and (9) diastolic reverse flow duration/diastolic period (as a percentage). We compared these parameters with severity of regurgitation measured by angiography and classified as mild, moderate, or severe. Results The most useful parameters were (1) jet color height/left ventricular outflow tract height (correctly classified 42 of 49 patients), (2) (time velocity integral of diastolic reverse flow/diastolic period) × 100 in the thoracic aorta (correctly classified 41 of 46 patients), and (3) (time velocity integral of diastolic reverse flow/diastolic period) × 100 in the abdominal aorta (correctly classified 42 of 49 patients). Sequential integration of these 3 parameters correctly classified 96% of patients (44 of 46 patients) and was achieved in 90% of cases. Conclusion An integrated combination of several Doppler parameters can quickly and accurately classify the degree of aortic regurgitation as determined by angiography. (Am Heart J 1998;136:1030-41.)
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 | From the Servicio de Cardiología y Hemodinámica, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. |
| Reprint requests: Rafael Martín Durán, MD, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Avenida Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Cantabria, Spain. |
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Vol 136 - N° 6
P. 1030-1041 - décembre 1998 Retour au numéro
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