Pulse-wave Doppler interrogation of the abdominal aorta: a window to the left heart and vasculature.
Systematic imaging of the abdominal aorta during transthoracic echocardiography is advocated as a useful screening tool for aortic aneurysms. The addition of pulse Doppler interrogation to the two-dimensional imaging can be highly valuable and provides incremental hemodynamic information regarding a wide spectrum of diseases that involve the left heart, aorta, and vasculature. In this manuscript, we review the usefulness of pulse Doppler recording of the abdominal aorta and provide case examples of its value in various disease states.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Bahaa M
BM
Fadel
Hatem
H
Bakarman
Mohamad
M
Al-Admawi
Odd
O
Bech-Hanssen
Giovanni
G
Di Salvo
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests