Why the study?
Can the integral of backscattered acoustic power using Doppler ultrasound accurately quantify regurgitant flow in valvular heart disease?
Population
In vitro models and patients with valvular heart disease
Design
Other
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May enable noninvasive regurgitant flow quantification in valvular disease; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective clinical validation before adoption.
Can the integral of backscattered acoustic power using Doppler ultrasound accurately quantify regurgitant flow in valvular heart disease?
A novel Doppler ultrasound technique based on the integral of backscattered acoustic power (PVI) allows for direct, noninvasive quantification of regurgitant flow in valvular heart disease.
Buck et al. (2000) studied this question.
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