The a-dip of aortic regurgitation

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2003 Oct;16(10):1078-9. doi: 10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00473-5.

Abstract

Echocardiography has become the diagnostic technique of choice for delineating the intracardiac hemodynamics in a host of pathophysiologic states. Pressures and flows can be estimated or measured with enough accuracy to allow for clinical decision-making. We present a case with an unusual Doppler echocardiographic finding and discuss its derivation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology*
  • Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Contraction / physiology
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Necrosis
  • Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / physiology