Doppler Echocardiography for the Estimation of LV Filling Pressure in Patients With Mitral Annular Calcification

Conclusions The E/e' ratio should not be used to estimate LVFP in subjects with significant MAC. However, mitral E/A ratio and IVRT are useful predictors of LVFP in this patient population. The proposed decision algorithm combining these Doppler parameters is accurate in estimating LVFP in patients with MAC.

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Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - December 4, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Abudiab, M. M., Chebrolu, L. H., Schutt, R. C., Nagueh, S. F., Zoghbi, W. A. Tags: MOC Source Type: research