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Doppler assessment of prosthetic valves

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Doppler evaluation of prosthetic valves is a complex process involving assessment of both forward and regurgitant flow. It is important to consider the type of prosthesis, its size, its position, its relationship to the ultrasound beam, and the patient's cardiac output and afterload condition in any evaluation of prosthetic valve function.

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  1. Division of Cardiology and the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

    Lawrence S. C. Czer

  2. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Lawrence S. C. Czer

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Czer, L.S.C. Doppler assessment of prosthetic valves. Int J Cardiac Imag 4, 9–10 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01795110

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