Effects of afterload reduction on vena contracta width in mitral regurgitation

Autor: Kizilbash, Ali M., Willett, DuWayne L., Brickner, M.Elizabeth, Heinle, Sheila K., Grayburn, Paul A.
Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology; August 1998, Vol. 32 Issue: 2 p427-431, 5p
Abstrakt: Objectives. We used color Doppler flow mapping to determine whether vena contracta width (VCW) is a load-independent measure of the severity of mitral regurgitation.
Databáze: Supplemental Index