Geometry of the left ventricular outflow tract assessed by 3D TEE in patients with aortic stenosis: impact of upper septal hypertrophy on measurements of Doppler-derived left ventricular stroke volume.
Dan KotoSatoru MitomoTakafumi MachidaKengo SuzukiKihei YoneyamaTomomi SuzukiRyo KamijimaYasuyuki KobayashiTomoo HaradaYoshihiro J AkashiPublished in: Journal of echocardiography (2018)
3D TEE can provide a precise assessment of the LVOT in AS. USH affects the LVOT geometry in patients with AS, which might lead to inaccurate assessments of disease severity.
Keyphrases
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation
- mitral valve
- blood flow
- acute coronary syndrome
- cerebral ischemia