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Figure 1 | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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From: Factors affecting left ventricular remodeling after valve replacement for aortic stenosis. An overview

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Influence of the relative increase of EOA after AVR on LV mass. Correlation between absolute left ventricular mass (LVM) index regression and increased indexed effective orefice area (r = -0.31; r2 = 10%, p = 0.001). (Reprinted from Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 79, Tasca G et al, Impact of the improvement of valve area achieved with aortic valve replacement on the regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with pure aortic stenosis, Page 1294, © 2005, with permission from The Society of Thoracic Surgery) [19].

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