Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis and regurgitation.
Color-guided continuous-wave Doppler has important limitations in the assessment of aortic stenosis (AS) and aortic regurgitation (AR). This article outlines the limitations of conventional echocardiographic methods and describes the three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of AS and AR.
Mallavarapu
Ravi K
RK
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heart Station, SWB/S102, 619 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
Nanda
Navin C
NC
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*