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Abstract
The power-weighted sum of velocities (PWS) is the sum of each velocity component of the Doppler signal multiplied by its power. The purpose of this study was to determine (1) whether PWS is linearly related to volume flow and (2) whether PWS can predict the regurgitant fraction in an in vitro pulsatile flow system simulating aortic regurgitation. Doppler analysis of aortic flow was performed with an intact valve and two regurgitant valves. For each valve a linear relation between the forward flow PWS and forward flow volume was demonstrated, with excellent correlation (r = 0.99). For the valves with regurgitant orifices, the values for the PWS-derived regurgitant fraction were compared with measured regurgitant fraction. A fair correlation was demonstrated (r = 0.59), with low accuracy in prediction (error 44% +/- 24%). The PWS was inaccurate in predicting flow ratios in our in vitro system despite the strong relation with forward flow volume. The error incurred may be due to effects of filters that remove low velocity and low amplitude information.
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View details for PubMedID 9560750