Key points are not available for this paper at this time.
Design
Review
Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
May support adjunctive hepatic vein Doppler in TR grading; leaves open prospective validation against outcomes.
Spectral Doppler recording of the hepatic veins (HV) provides a semiquantitative assessment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) severity. It complements findings on two-dimensional echocardiography and color Doppler imaging and helps to discriminate between hemodynamically significant and nonsignificant degree of regurgitation. In this manuscript, we discuss the usefulness of the HV Doppler for the diagnosis of tricuspid valve (TV) disease and provide examples of the various spectral Doppler patterns that assist in the quantification of TR.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Fadel et al. (2014) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: