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When echo gets in the way: physiological factors affecting Doppler data

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Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is widely used as a pre-operative screening tool. It can provide extensive information about cardiac function and underlying pathology, which could influence decisions regarding surgery. This patient was referred for TTE as part of pre-op screening, as he had a biological prosthetic aortic valve. This was a rare case where misleading TTE measurements inadvertently led to the patient being referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), which delayed non-cardiac surgery.

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  1. School of Medicine, Nottingham, UK

    J. Jose BSc BSE

  2. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK

    K. Randall BSc BSE & J. Baron BMBS MD FRCP FESC

  3. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

    J. Khoo MB BChir DPhil FRCP FESC

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Jose, J., Randall, K., Baron, J. et al. When echo gets in the way: physiological factors affecting Doppler data. Echo Res Pract 7, K11–K16 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-20-0006

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