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Roadmap to the Mechanisms of Aortic Regurgitation on Echocardiography

The purpose of this series was to improve assessment of the aortic valve by echocardiography and to encourage echocardiographers to assess the cause of aortic regurgitation. The study illustrates the use of the Carpentier classification system for classifying the causes of regurgitation with a case...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Addetia, Karima, Lang, Roberto M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8302201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.012
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Sumario:The purpose of this series was to improve assessment of the aortic valve by echocardiography and to encourage echocardiographers to assess the cause of aortic regurgitation. The study illustrates the use of the Carpentier classification system for classifying the causes of regurgitation with a case series. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)