An Van Berendoncks1,2, Roderick Van Grootel1, Jackie McGhie1, Matthijs van Kranenburg1, Myrthe Menting1, Judith A.A.E. Cuypers1, Ad J.J.C. Bogers3, Maarten Witsenburg1, Jolien W. Roos‐Hesselink1, Annemien E. van den Bosch1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 628-637, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12762
Abstract Aims: Reliable evaluation of the severity and consequences of pulmonary regurgita‐
tion (PR) in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is crucial to timely identify
the need for pulmonary valve intervention. We aimed to identify the accuracy of
echocardiographic parameters to differentiate between moderate and severe PR,
using phase contrast cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) as gold standard.
Methods and results: In this cross‐sectional study, 45 TOF patients with both echo‐
cardiographic and CMR measurements of PR were enrolled. All quantitative and
semiquantitative echocardiographic measurements such as pressure half time (PHT),
Color flow jet width (CFJW),… More >