Measurement of mitral valve area in mitral stenosis by Doppler ultrasound.
The mitral valve area in mitral stenosis was determined from Doppler velocity recordings and by cross-sectional echocardiography. There was good agreement (r = 0.93) between the two methods in 18 adult patients with mitral stenosis. The results confirm that the non-invasive continuous wave Doppler ultrasound technique is of diagnostic value in the assessment of mitral stenosis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000473:pathology