Table 2.

Comprehensive Doppler-echocardiographic examination of aortic stenosis

Quantification of valvular obstruction

Maximal velocity

Mean gradient

Aortic valve area

Indexed aortic valve area

Energy loss index

Quantification of vascular load

Peripheral blood pressure

Systemic arterial compliance

Systemic vascular resistance

Quantification of global LV haemodynamic load

Valvulo-arterial impedance

Quantification of LV geometry

LV end-diastolic internal diameter

LV end-diastolic volume index

Relative wall thickness

Quantification of LV systolic function

LVOT stroke volume index

Cardiac index

Ejection fraction by Simpson method

Ejection fraction by Dumesnil method

Mid-wall fractional shortening