Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 880-886 , August 2010

Two-Dimensional and Doppler Echocardiography Reliably Predict Severe Pulmonary Regurgitation as Quantified by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

  • Pierangelo Renella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mattel Children's Hospital at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
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  • Jamil Aboulhosn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jamil Aboulhosn, MD, Division of Cardiology, 650 Charles Young Drive, A2-237, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
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  • Derek G. Lohan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Praveen Jonnala, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • J. Paul Finn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • Gary M. Satou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mattel Children's Hospital at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Ryan J. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • John S. Child, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, California

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PII: S0894-7317(10)00456-6

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.05.019

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 880-886 , August 2010

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