European Association of Echocardiography recommendations for the assessment of valvular regurgitation. Part 1: aortic and pulmonary regurgitation (native valve disease)

Abstract

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 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.

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Affiliated Institutions

• University of Liège BE
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-Picardie FR
• Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica IT
• Vita-Salute San Raffaele University IT
• University of Padua IT
• University Hospital Leipzig DE
• Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard FR
• Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico IT
• Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy RO
• Hospital Clínico San Carlos ES
• Erasmus MC NL
• Erasmus University Rotterdam NL
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor FR

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