Relationship between Degree of Aortic Regurgitation Graded by 2-D Color Doppler Echocardiography and Diastolic Fluttering of Anterior Mitral Leaflet.
10.4070/kcj.1987.17.3.427
- Author:
Sung Sook LEE
;
Si Young KWAK
;
Dong Min YOOK
;
Sang Uk LEE
;
Kwang Min PYO
;
Kyung Jin KIM
;
Yo Han PARK
;
Jae Woo LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Aortic Valve Insufficiency*;
Echocardiography;
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*;
Humans;
Mitral Valve Stenosis
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1987;17(3):427-433
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In 25 aortic regurgitation patients relationship between degree of aortic regurgitation graded by 2-D color Doppler echocardiography and diastolic fluttering of anterior mitral leaflet on M-mode echocardiography was evaluated. The results were that all 13 aortic regurgitation patients, not associated with mitral stenosis, showed diastolic fluttering of anterior mitral leaflet; but only 3 patients among 12 patients (25%), associated with mitral stenosis, had characteristic mitral fluttering. On the whole, regardless of associated mitral stenosis, the sensitivity was 64%. In severe aortic regurgitation (Grade 3, 4 group) 12/13 patients revealed diastolic fluttering of anterior mitral leaflet (sensitivity of 92%); in mild to moderate aortic regurgitation (Grade 1, 2 group), only 4/12 patients (sensitivity of 33%). In conclusion, 2-D color Doppler echocardiography is a very useful method for detection of aortic regurgitation without difficulty. And in aortic regurgitation, not associated with mitral stenosis, fine fluttering of anterior mitral leaflet is a very sensitive sign of existence of aortic regurgitation, though there may be some false positive findings in normal individuals.
