Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 777-802, July 2003

Recommendations for evaluation of the severity of native valvular regurgitation with two-dimensional and doppler echocardiography☆

  • William A Zoghbi, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
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  • Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
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  • Elyse Foster, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
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  • Paul A Grayburn, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • Carol D Kraft, RDMS

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
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  • Robert A Levine, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • Petros Nihoyannopoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • Catherine M Otto, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • Miguel A Quinones, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • Harry Rakowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • William J Stewart, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • Alan Waggoner, MHS, RDMS

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:
    • ,
  • Neil J Weissman, MD

      Affiliations

    • A report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Nomenclature and Standards Committee and The Task Force on Valvular Regurgitation, developed in conjunction with the American College of Cardiology Echocardiography Committee, The Cardiac Imaging Committee Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Echocardiography, represented by:

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☆ These recommendations are endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Representative from the ACC Echocardiography Committee: Elyse Foster, MD; representative from the Cardiac Imaging Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, AHA: Miguel A. Quinones, MD; representative from the ESC Working Group on Echocardiography: Petros Nihoyannopoulos, MD.Copyright 2003 American Society of Echocardiography, Property of ASE. Reprint of these documents, beyond single use, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of the ASE. Illustrative cases of valvular regurgitation are available on the Web site of the American Society of Echocardiography at www.aseuniversity.org/valveregurgitation.html. Address document reprint requests to the American Society of Echocardiography, 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27607, phone: (919) 787-5181.

PII: S0894-7317(03)00335-3

doi:10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00335-3

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 777-802, July 2003

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