PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Klein, Allan L.
AU  - Davison, Malcolm B.
AU  - Vonk, Galen
AU  - Tajik, A. Jamil
TI  - Doppler echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation: uses and limitations
DP  - 1992 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 359--368
VI  - 59
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/4/359.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/4/359.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1992 Jul 01; 59
AB  - Completely satisfactory standards for assessing the severity of aortic regurgitation have not yet been formulated. Invasive and noninvasive methodologies have inherent limitations that prevent any single procedure being considered as a gold standard. Nevertheless, Doppler echocardiography, using the full range of imaging modalities, including pulsed-wave and continuous-wave Doppler and Doppler color-flow mapping, may detect and semiquantify the severity of aortic regurgitation with a high degree of accuracy. This article describes the application, methodology, and limitations of the Doppler indices currently used to assess aortic regurgitation.