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Table 13 High risk echocardiographic features that may prompt referral for intervention

From: Echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography

Red flags

LVESd > 50 mm

LVESdi ≥ 25 mm/m2

LVEF ≤ 55%

Ascending aorta diameter ≥ 55 mm in all patients

Ascending aorta diameter ≥ 45 mm in special populations

Rapid dilatation of the LV approaching surgical threshold

  1. LVESd left ventricular end systolic dimension, LVESdi left ventricular end systolic dimension indexed, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LV left ventricle
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Echo Research & Practice

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