Echocardiographic Preoperative Prediction of Prosthetic Aortic Valve Size in Patient with Aortic Valve Replacment

Ham, Seung Won; Kim, Young Soon; Seo, Se Woong; Kim, Sung Gu; Kwon, Young Joo

doi:10.4070/kcj.1987.17.3.411

Korean Circ J. 1987 Sep;17(3):411-417. Korean.
Published online Sep 30, 1987.
https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1987.17.3.411

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Echocardiographic Preoperative Prediction of Prosthetic Aortic Valve Size in Patient with Aortic Valve Replacment

Seung Won Ham, M.D., Young Soon Kim, M.D., Se Woong Seo, M.D., Sung Gu Kim, M.D. and Young Joo Kwon, M.D.

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Abstract

Aortic root diameter by two dimensional and M-mode echocardiography in predicting prosthetic aortic valve size preoperatively was measured in 10 adult patients undergoing aortic valve replacement.

Correlation of aortic root diameter measured by two dimensional echocardiography and actual prosthetic valve size implanted by aortic valve replacement was excellent.

Correlation coefficient was statistically significant (r=0.91, P<0.001). Correlation of aortic root diameter measured by M-mode echocardiography and actual prosthetic valve size was also excellent. Correlation coefficient was statistically significant (r=0.86, P<0.001).

This study demonstrates that aortic root diameter by two dimensional and M-mode echocardiography can accurately predict prosthetic aortic valve size in patient undergoing aortic valve replacement.