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Biphasic Pulmonary Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Moukarbel George V.,
Shah Amil M.,
Tinnemore Amanda,
Mora Samia
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00877.x
Subject(s) - regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , medicine , pulmonary regurgitation , transthoracic echocardiogram , heart disease , tetralogy of fallot
A patient with first‐degree atrioventricular (AV) block and pulmonary regurgitation underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram. Continuous wave Doppler interrogation of the pulmonic valve displayed a biphasic regurgitation pattern. A discussion of the potential mechanism underlying this pattern is presented. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 26, July 2009)