Limitations in the echocardiographic assessment of aortic root dimensions in the presence of aortic valve disease.
Aortic root M-mode echocardiograms were evaluated in 79 patients who had aortic valve replacement. Echocardiographic measurements of aortic root dimensions correlated poorly with surgical estimates. Inclusion of a portion of the sinuses of Valsalva in the former set of estimates probably accounts for this discrepancy.
D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans