Why the study?
Does transesophageal Doppler color flow imaging yield different regurgitant jet areas and lesion severity estimates compared to transthoracic imaging in patients with valvular regurgitation?
Population
42 patients who underwent color flow examination for the assessment of valvular regurgitation
Comparison
Transesophageal Doppler color flow imaging vs Transthoracic Doppler color flow imaging
Design
Cross-sectional, Semiquantitative visual grading performed by two independent…
Authors
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TEE may detect more and larger regurgitant jets than TTE; leaves open whether modality choice alters management in valvular regurgitation.
Does transesophageal Doppler color flow imaging yield different regurgitant jet areas and lesion severity estimates compared to transthoracic imaging in patients with valvular regurgitation?
Transesophageal color flow mapping detects a higher prevalence of valvular regurgitation and yields larger jet areas and severity estimates compared to standard transthoracic imaging.
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