Echocardiographic Measurement Aortic Root Diameter
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Kotaro FURUKAWA, M.D.,* Junichi YOSHIKAWA, M.D.,** Kumeo TANAKA,M.D.,** Chujiro TANAKA,M.D.,* Seiki KAWAI,M.D.,* Kazuhide TAKEUCHI,M.D.,* and Kenzo SHIOTA,M.D.* SUMMARY One hundred and thirty patients with various heart diseases who underwent angiocardiography were studied to assessthe clinical usefulness of echocardiographicaortic root diameter. The echocardiographicaortic root diameter was measured from the anterior surfaceof the anterior wall to the anterior surfaceof the posterior wall at end-diastole. A significant correlation was found between aortic root diameters measured by angiocardiograms and those by echocardiograms (r=0.944, p
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Kotaro FURUKAWA, M.D.,* Junichi YOSHIKAWA, M.D.,** Kumeo TANAKA,M.D.,** Chujiro TANAKA,M.D.,* Seiki KAWAI,M.D.,* Kazuhide TAKEUCHI,M.D.,* and Kenzo SHIOTA,M.D.* SUMMARY One hundred and thirty patients with various heart diseases who underwent angiocardiography were studied to assessthe clinical usefulness of echocardiographicaortic root diameter. The echocardiographicaortic root diameter was measured from the anterior surfaceof the anterior wall to the anterior surfaceof the posterior wall at end-diastole. A significant correlation was found between aortic root diameters measured by angiocardiograms and those by echocardiograms (r=0.944, p
