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English translation: AVAI
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|  Selected response from: Sabine Braun United Kingdom Local time: 01:41 | ||||||
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46 mins confidence: 
AVAI Explanation: "aortic valve area index" - I assume the German abbreviation stands for "Aortenklappenöffnungs-Index" see also http://ceb.proz.com/personal-glossary/64084 Reference: http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/17/1790.full Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_valve_area_calculation |
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44 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4AVAI (AVA index) Explanation: i = Index (der Aortenklappenöffnungsfläche), i. e. Index of the aortic valve area Als Indikation für Aortenklappenersatz wurde die schwere Aortenklappenstenose/AS vom American College of Cardiology/ACC und der American Heart Association/AHA task force PatientInnen empfohlen, die durch eine Klappenöffnungsfläche von weniger als 1,0 cm² (Index weniger als 0,6 cm²/m²), http://eprints.hta.lbg.ac.at/766/1/DSD_18.pdf -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 45 Min. (2010-07-27 20:37:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As indicated in the table below, AS can be considered severe when the valve area is 1.0 cm2 or less or the AVA index is 0.6 per square meter or less. http://www.rjmatthewsmd.com/Definitions/aortic_stenosis.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 48 Min. (2010-07-27 20:40:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://ejechocard.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2010/02/0... |
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