Non-invasive evaluation of aortic regurgitation by Doppler echocardiography in children: comparison with contrast angiography

Alehan D., Elshershari H., Bilgic A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.45, no.1, pp.15-20, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.15-20
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Doppler indexes have been used successfully to determine the severity of aortic regurgitation (AR) in adults but have not been evaluated in children. To determine the accuracy of pulsed, color, and continuous-wave (CW) Doppler echocardiographic indexes in assessing the degree of AR in children, the correlation between the non-invasive measurements and angiographic grading of the regurgitant flow (1+ to 4+) was examined in 14 children (mean age 11+/-3 years) with chronic AR.