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Color M-mode regurgitant flow propagation velocity: a new echocardiographic method for grading of mitral regurgitation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16194164     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of mitral regurgitation color M-mode regurgitant flow propagation velocity (RFPV) in grading mitral regurgitation (MR). METHODS: We prospectively examined 52 consecutive patients with grades of MR mild in 10 patients, moderate in 19 patients, and severe in 23 patients with quantitative pulse Doppler echocardiography. MR was evaluated by vena contracta diameter (VCD), regurgitant jet area (RJA), and RFPV. These qualitative and quantitative methods were compared with the pulsed Doppler quantitative flow measurements and concordance of these three methods was determined. RESULTS: The mean RFPV for mild, moderate, and severe MR were 26.4 +/- 7 cm/sec, 43.3 +/- 7 cm/sec, and 60.3 +/- 7.3 respectively (P < 0.001). RFPV is highly sensitive and moderately specific in differentiating mild and severe MR from other subgroups. Sensitivity and specificity were 92.1%-64.3% for mild and 100%-68.5% for severe MR, respectively. Significant correlation was observed between pulse Doppler quantitative grades, RFPV, VC, and RJA (P < 0.0001, r = 0.87; P < 0.0001, r = -0.84; P < 0.0001, r = 0.76, respectively). CONCLUSION: This results show that RFPV is a reliable and simple semiquantitative new method that can be used for determining severity of MR.
Authors:
Ramazan Akdemir; Hakan Ozhan; Serkan Bulur; Hakan Unlu; Huseyin Gunduz; Huseyin Arinc; Ahmet Yildiz; Cihangir Uyan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0742-2822     ISO Abbreviation:  Echocardiography     Publication Date:  2005 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-30     Completed Date:  2006-01-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8511187     Medline TA:  Echocardiography     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  713-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Düzce Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Konuralp, Düzce, Turkey. rakdemir@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Ventricles / pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / classification,  ultrasonography*
Myocardial Contraction / physiology
Observer Variation
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Stroke Volume / physiology

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