Microbubbles in the left ventricle associated with mechanical aortic valve regurgitation signifies valvular (not peri-valvular) regurgitation.
Heart Clinic of Louisiana, Marrero, Louisiana.
Edmund Kenneth
EK
Kerut
D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D045423:Microbubbles; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
carbon dioxide; cavitation; degassing; prosthetic; sparkles