Accurate Quantification Methods for Aortic Insufficiency Severity in Patients With LVAD
Author(s) -
Jonathan Grinstein,
Eric Kruse,
Gabriel Sayer,
Savitri Fedson,
Gene Kim,
Ulrich P. Jorde,
C. Juricek,
Takeyoshi Ota,
Valluvan Jeevanandam,
Roberto M. Lang,
Nir Uriel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.06.020
Subject(s) - regurgitant fraction , vena contracta , medicine , cardiology , diastole , ventricular assist device , regurgitation (circulation) , ventricular outflow tract , doppler echocardiography , aortic valve , heart failure , ejection fraction , blood pressure
The aim of this study was to develop a technique to measure regurgitant flow throughout the entire cardiac cycle that would more accurately measure aortic insufficiency (AI) severity in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs).
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