Echocardiography in Valve Disease: Key Information
- Valve(s) affected and grade of stenosis or regurgitation
- Left ventricular size and function
- If there is acute severe aortic regurgitation, evidence of raised left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (early closure of the mitral valve and E deceleration time <150ms)
- Evidence for aetiology, for example infective endocarditis (Chapter 52), ruptured cord
- Pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular function
- Ascending aortic diameter and evidence of abscess or dissection
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