A simplified 3D technique that is a "thick slice" 2D examination, can obtain AS AVA more often than a "thin slice" 2D echocardiogram. This 3D AVA correlates well with 2D AVA but is smaller and correlates better with CE AVA suggesting that the effective AS orifice is not planar but is more of a "tunnel" than a "flat ring."
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