Assessment of Aortic Valve Regurgitation by Echocardiography: Basic and New Concepts

Conclusion

Introducing new concepts or techniques that can help grading AR severity is a valuable resource. AR VTI is a promising concept that is physiologically sound and appears reproducible. Larger clinical trials will be needed to further assess its role and, more importantly, its prognostic value and correlation with clinical outcomes.

It is imperative, however, to keep in mind that it is very unlikely that we will find a single echocardiographic marker that will be a gold standard when assessing AR severity. The echocardiographist has to keep an open mind and integrate all available data to come to a final conclusion. This includes the following:

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