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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Urug.Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-0420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-04202017000300258</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29277/ruc/32.3.6</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Reclasificación de la severidad de la estenosis aórtica con la utilización del enfoque paraesternal derecho con transductor ciego]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Reclassification of the severity of aortic stenosis obtaining gradients from right parasternal view with Pedof transducer]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Beltrán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galain]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pouso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Servicio de Ecografía Cardíaca (SEC)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación Cardiovascular Uruguayo (CICU) Departamento Estadísticas y Métodos ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>258</fpage>
<lpage>263</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-04202017000300258&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-04202017000300258&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-04202017000300258&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La severidad de la estenosis aórtica (EA) es uno de los pilares que decide la sustitución valvular. El ecocardiograma Doppler (ED) es de elección para el diagnóstico y cuantificación mediante la determinación de la velocidad máxima (VMáx), gradiente medio (GM) y área valvular (AV). VMáx y GM se obtienen desde múltiples enfoques, pero la utilización del enfoque paraesternal derecho (PED) es poco frecuente. Objetivo: determinar la magnitud de la reclasificación de la EA con la utilización del enfoque PED con transductor ciego. Método: se estudian prospectivamente pacientes con EA moderada o severa por ED desde cualquier enfoque. Se considera EA moderada: VMáx 3 a 3,9 m/s, GM 20 a 39 mmHg o AV 1,1 a 1,5 cm2. EA severa: VMáx ³4 m/s, GM ³40 mmHg o AV ?1 cm2. Criterios de exclusión: fracción de eyección de ventrículo izquierdo (FEVI) &lt;50%, insuficiencia valvular aórtica o mitral ³ moderada, hemoglobina (Hb) &lt;11 g/dl. Se utilizan enfoques apical (ÁPEX), PED y subxifoideo con transductores convencional y ciego. Resultado: se incluyen 100 pacientes de 74,0 ±12 años, sexo femenino 49%, FEVI 69,1±8,4%. Por ÁPEX EA severa 56% y no severa 44%. Enfoque con gradiente más alto: ÁPEX 33/100, PED 48/100, más de un enfoque 19/100; las EA moderadas por ÁPEX son severas por PED: 18/33 (54,6%, IC 95% 36,4-71,9); leves por ÁPEX son severas por PED: 3/11 (27,3% IC 95% 6,0-61,0). PED reclasifica como severas 21 de las 44 consideradas moderadas o leves por ÁPEX (47,7% IC 95% 32,5-63,3). Conclusión: el enfoque PED obtiene los valores de gradiente más altos en 48% de los casos. En EA no severa por ÁPEX, el PED reclasifica como severa una de cada dos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary The severity of aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the main issues for the decision of valve replacement. Doppler echocardiography (DE) is the modality of choice for diagnosis and quantification by maximum velocity (MV), medium gradient (MG), and valve area (VA). MV and MG can be obtained from multiple views, but the use of right parasternal (RPS) view is not frequent. Objective: to know the magnitude of reclassification of AS with the use of right parasternal view with blind transducer. Method: patients with moderate or severe AS from any view by DE are prospectively studied. Moderate AS is considered with MV 3-3.9 m/s, MG 20-39 mmHg or VA 1.1-1.5 cm2. Severe AS: MV ³ 4 m/s, MG ³ 40 mm Hg or VA ? 1 cm2. Exclusion criteria: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)&lt;50%, ³ moderate aortic or mitral valve regurgitation, hemoglobin &lt; 11 g/dl. Apical (ÁPEX), right para-sternal (RPS) and subxyfoid views are used with conventional and Pedof transducers. Results: We included 100 patients with age 74.0±12 years, 49% women, LVEF 69.1±8.4%. View with highest gradient: apex 33/100, RPS 48/100, more than one view 19/100; moderate by apex and severe by RPS: 18/33 (54,6%, IC 95% 36,4-71,9; mild by APEX and severe by RPS 3/11 (27.3% IC 95% 6.0-61.0). RPS reclassifies as severe 21 of the 44 evaluated as moderate or mild by ÁPEX (47.7% IC95% 32.5-63.3). Conclusion: RPS obtains the highest gradients in 48% of patients. In non-severe AS by apical, RPS reclassifies as severe one out of two.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estenosis de la válvula aórtica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ecocardiografía Doppler]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Transductores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Aortic valve stenosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Doppler echocardiography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Transducers]]></kwd>
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