Diagnostic value of vena contracta area measurement using three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in assessing the severity of aortic regurgitation.

Yoshiki YanagiHideaki KanzakiRika YonezawaYoshito JohKenji MoriuchiMasashi AmanoAtsushi OkadaMakoto AmakiChisato Izumi

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)

The 3DVCA method using TEE showed high diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility. 3DVCA deserves use in accurately assessing AR severity, especially in patients who present difficulty in quantitative Doppler assessment using TTE.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
left ventricular
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
high resolution
heart failure
left atrial appendage
aortic stenosis
blood flow
pulmonary artery
ejection fraction