Tag: effective regurgitant orifice

Vena contracta for quantification of mitral regurgitation Measurement of the Vena Contracta is one of the methods for quantification of mitral regurgitation. Vena contracta is the narrowest region

Multiple mitral regurgitation jets can be quantified by various methods like quantitative Doppler method, quantitative two dimensional method and PISA method applied to each jet separately.

Effective regurgitant orifice in severe mitral regurgitation is: a) 0.2 sq cm or more b) 0.3 sq cm or more c) 0.4 sq cm or more d) None