title: Doppler assessment of prosthetic valves.
abstract: Doppler evaluation of prosthetic valves is a complex process involving assessment of both forward and regurgitant flow. It is important to consider the type of prosthesis, its size, its position, its relationship to the ultrasound beam, and the patient's cardiac output and afterload condition in any evaluation of prosthetic valve function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Czer
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure