Why the study?
Does preoperative cross sectional echocardiography accurately predict prosthesis size in patients requiring aortic valve replacement?
Population
43 patients who underwent aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with or without regurgitation
Comparison
Preoperative parasternal long axis cross… vs Preoperative left ventricular angiography
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support preoperative cross-sectional echo for aortic prosthesis sizing; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Does preoperative cross sectional echocardiography accurately predict prosthesis size in patients requiring aortic valve replacement?
Cross-sectional echocardiography is a useful non-invasive tool for predicting prosthesis size prior to aortic valve replacement.
Mackay et al. (1985) studied this question.
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