TEE CHART - AORTIC REGURGITATION

TEE Chart – AORTIC REGURGITATION

                                                                  Mild                               Moderate                   Severe

LV size                                                    normal                             normal/ dilated            dilated

Jet Diameter                                          small                                 medium                       large

Vena contracta mm                               < 3                                     3- 6                             > 6

Jet width/LVOT width %                      <25                                     25-65                           >65

Jet CSA/ LVOT CSA %                          <5                                     5-60                              60

PWD flow reversal desc aorta     early diastolic reversal        prolonged               holodiastolic reversal

CWD spectral density                          faint                                 dense                             dense

CWD jet PHT msec                               >500                               500-200                           <200

PISA – PFC                                            mild                                moderate                         severe

Regurg Volume ml/beat                    <30                                 30 – 60                           > 60

Regurg Fraction %                               <30                                 30- 50                              > 50

Peak ROA sq cm                                  < 0.1                               0.1 – 0.3                          > o.3

- by Dr Amarja