Doppler echocardiography is a method for detecting the direction and velocity of moving bloodwithin the heart. As will be seen in this program, the technique may be used for detection ofcardiac valvular insufficiency and stenosis as well as a large number of other abnormal flows. Thecurrent interest in Doppler echocardiography has reached a remarkable level in just the past fewyears. Doppler methods extend the use of cardiac ultrasound into the evaluation of normal andabnormal flow states and provide quantitative data that are essential in the clinical decision makingprocess concerning patients with heart disease.
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