Transesophageal color flow Doppler imaging for aortic insufficiency in patients having cardiac operations
Rafferty T, Durkin M, Sittig D, Ezekowitz M, LaMantia K, Davis E, Elefteriades J. Transesophageal color flow Doppler imaging for aortic insufficiency in patients having cardiac operations. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 1992, 104: 521-525. PMID: 1495319, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)34815-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic insufficiencyCardiac operationsLeft ventricular outflow tract dimensionColor flow Doppler assessmentColor flow Doppler findingsVentricular outflow tract dimensionColor flow DopplerLeft ventricular cavityDoppler findingsDoppler assessmentFlow DopplerAngiographic gradeVentricular cavityPatientsRegurgitant jetInsufficiencyTract dimensionsProximal widthAortographyEsophagus