of mercury. In cases in which a murmur of aortic insufficiency was present the following additional criteria had to be met: a diastolic blood pressure of 60 mm. of mercury or greater; and an ...

Concomitant valvular lesions including aortic insufficiency and mitral regurgitation can be evaluated. Measuring the maximum blood flow velocity ... the maximum peak pressure gradient.

Factors such as elevated blood pressure, age and various hereditary conditions increase the risk. A person affected by aortic dilation usually does not notice anything. But more and more people ...

It is dependent on the aortic diastolic pressure, the LV end diastolic pressure and duration of diastole. IABC increases the DPTI as a direct consequence of the increase in diastolic blood ...