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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
The correspondence of aortic valve area measurements from transesophageal echocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization was determined in 100 patients with severe aortic stenosis (aortic valve area < or = 0.75 cm2), moderate aortic stenosis (aortic valve area > 0.75 to < or = 1.2 cm2), mild aortic stenosis (aortic valve area > 1.2 to < or = 2.0 cm2), and nonstenotic aortic valves (aortic valve area > 2.0 cm2). Because high correlation does not require high agreement, data were assessed by analysis of agreement. Aortic valve areas determined by transthoracic echocardiography (1.43 +/- 0.76 cm2), transesophageal echocardiography (1.40 +/- 0.79 cm2), and cardiac catheterization (1.47 +/- 0.82 cm2) were similar. Correlations between methods were excellent (r values = 0.96). "Limits of agreement" between the three comparisons did not differ significantly. Similar levels of agreement when comparing these independent methods for determining the aortic valve area indicate that direct planimetry by transesophageal echocardiography, the continuity equation with transthoracic echocardiography, and the Gorlin formula are equally accurate and may be used interchangeably. Clinically important discrepancies between methods are uncommon and are readily settled by adding a third method.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-8703
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1163-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Correspondence of aortic valve area determination from transesophageal echocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles 90048, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't