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Table 1 Variables determining the severity of aortic regurgitation

From: Severity of aortic regurgitation assessed by area of vena contracta: a clinical two-dimensional and three-dimensional color Doppler imaging study

 

Mean ± SD

(range)

2DVCA (mm2)

14.9 ± 15.6

(2–66)

VCW (mm)

3.2 ± 1.3

(1–8)

3DVCA (mm2)

14.3 ± 15.7

(2–72)

EROA (mm2)

16.9 ± 10.3

(5–46)

RV (ml)

39.8 ± 23.1

(8–104)

  1. 2DVCA, two-dimensional vena contracta area; 3DVCA, three-dimensional vena contracta area; EROA, effective regurgitant orifice area; RV, regurgitant volume; SD, standard deviation; VCW, vena contracta width.
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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