Department of Cardiology, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liège Hospital, Valvular Disease Clinic, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Jul;14(7):611-44. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jet105. Epub 2013 Jun 3.
Valvular regurgitation represents an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Echocardiography has become the primary non-invasive imaging method for the evaluation of valvular regurgitation. The echocardiographic assessment of valvular regurgitation should integrate the quantification of the regurgitation, assessment of the valve anatomy and function, as well as the consequences of valvular disease on cardiac chambers. In clinical practice, the management of patients with valvular regurgitation thus largely integrates the results of echocardiography. It is crucial to provide standards that aim at establishing a baseline list of measurements to be performed when assessing regurgitation.
瓣膜反流是心血管发病率和死亡率的一个重要原因。超声心动图已成为评估瓣膜反流的主要无创成像方法。瓣膜反流的超声心动图评估应综合反流的定量、瓣膜解剖和功能评估以及瓣膜疾病对心腔的影响。在临床实践中，瓣膜反流患者的管理因此在很大程度上综合了超声心动图的结果。提供旨在建立评估反流时要进行的测量标准列表的标准至关重要。
