The Doppler echocardiographic assessment of valvular regurgitation in normal children

Ayabakan C., Ozkutlu S., Kilic A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.45, sa.2, ss.102-107, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102-107
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: normal heart, children, physiologic valvular regurgitation, STRUCTURALLY NORMAL HEARTS, ACUTE RHEUMATIC-FEVER, MITRAL REGURGITATION, DISEASE, PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSIS, CARDITIS
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

To determine the frequency of valvular regurgitation, 174 children from birth to 18 years old (mean age 7.42+/-4.54 years), with structurally normal hearts were analyzed. Flow patterns across the four valves were examined by pulsed(PW), continuous-wave (CW) and color Doppler.