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Indirect ultrasound evaluation of left ventricular outflow tract diameter implications for heart failure and aortic stenosis severity assessment.

Gabriele PestelliAndrea FiorencisValeria PergolaGiovanni Andrea LuisiVittorio SmarrazzoFilippo TrevisanDonato Mele
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)
Aortic root and LV dimensions affect LVOTD independently from anthropometric data and are included in a new comprehensive equation for predicting LVOTD. This should improve evaluation of LV output in HF and severity of AS when direct LVOTD measurement is difficult or impossible.
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