Echocardiographic assessment of valve stenosis: EAE/ASE recommendations for clinical practice.

Abbreviations: AR aortic regurgitation, AS aortic stenosis, AVA aortic valve area, CSA cross sectional area, CWD continuous wave Doppler, D diameter, HOCM hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, LV left ventricle, LVOT left ventricular outflow tract, MR mitral regurgitation, MS mitral stenosis, MVA mitral valve area, DP pressure gradient, RV right ventricle, RVOT right ventricular outflow tract, SV stroke volume, TEE transesophageal echocardiography, T1/2 pressure half-time, TR tricuspid regurgitation, TS tricuspid stenosis, V velocity, VSD ventricular septal defect, VTI velocity time integral