Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 34-37 , January 2008

Routine Adjustment of Doppler Echocardiographically Derived Aortic Valve Area Using a Previously Derived Equation to Account for the Effect of Pressure Recovery

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.04.031

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 34-37 , January 2008

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