Direct Assessment of Size and Shape of Noncircular Vena Contracta Area in Functional Versus Organic Mitral Regurgitation Using Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5613392	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography	2008	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Direct assessment of VCA using RT3DE revealed significant asymmetry of VCA in functional MR compared with organic MR, resulting in poor estimation of EROA by single VCW measurements.

Keywords

Real-time 3D echocardiography Vena contracta area proximal isovelocity surface area effective regurgitant orifice area Vena contracta width

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Direct Assessment of Size and Shape of Noncircular Vena Contracta Area in Functional Versus Organic Mitral Regurgitation Using Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

Authors

Philipp MD, Björn MD, Ingmar M. MD, Rolf-Alexander MD, Raimund MD, FACC, FESC, Thomas MD, FACC, FESC,