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Value of proximal regurgitant jet size in tricuspid regurgitation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8721649     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent studies have shown good agreement between proximal regurgitant jet size obtained with transthoracic color flow mapping and regurgitant fraction in patients with mitral regurgitation. To evaluate this in patients with tricuspid regurgitation, we analyzed 40 patients in sinus rhythm, 16 with free jets and 24 with impinging jets, comparing proximal jet size (millimeters) with parameters derived from the Doppler two-dimensional echocardiographic method (regurgitant fraction) and the flow-convergence method (peak flow rate, effective regurgitant orifice area, and momentum). Good agreement was noted between peak flow rate (r = 0.80, p < 0.001), momentum (r = 0.80, p < 0.001), and effective regurgitant orifice area (r = 0.78, p < 0.001), with proximal jet size measured in the apical four-chamber view in patients with free jets. The average of jet proximal size in three planes also had good correlation with peak flow rate (r = 0.75, p < 0.001), regurgitant fraction, momentum, and effective regurgitant orifice area (r = 0.74, p < 0.001). In patients with impinging jets, agreement was fair between effective regurgitant orifice (r = 0.65, p < 0.001), peak flow rate (0.65, p < 0.001), and momentum (r = 0.62, p < 0.001) with mean jet proximal size. Jet proximal size obtained with transthoracic color flow mapping is a good semiquantitative tool for measuring tricuspid regurgitation in free jets that correlates well with established measures of the severity and with new parameters available from analysis of the proximal acceleration field. In patients with eccentrically directed wall jets, the correlation weakens but still appears clinically significant.
Authors:
J M Rivera; P Vandervoort; D Mele; A Weyman; J D Thomas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American heart journal     Volume:  131     ISSN:  0002-8703     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. Heart J.     Publication Date:  1996 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-09-23     Completed Date:  1996-09-23     Revised Date:  2006-02-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370465     Medline TA:  Am Heart J     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  742-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigacion Cardiocirculatoria, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology*,  ultrasonography*

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