Table 2 Patient characteristics and severity of aortic regurgitation of the 15 patients who had both cardiac catheterisation and MRI assessment of regurgitant fraction.
PatientAge (years)SexMRI-ARO (cm2)MRI-RgF (%)CATH-RgF (%)Aortography (grade I–IV)Echocardiography (grade I–IV)
161F0.252628IIII
276M0.213322IIII
361M0.203138IIII
453M0.424354IIIIII
543M0.585368IVIV
664M0.384128IIIIII
733M0.554448IIIIII
863Mnot possible4956IIIIV
949M0.394241IIIIII
1052M0.404321IIIII
1151M0.334051IIIIII
1274M0.292541IIIIII
1330M0.515668IVIV
1424M0.344144IIIIII
1553M0.173029IIII
  • CATH-RgF, regurgitant fraction assessed by cardiac catheterisation; F, female; M, male; MRI-RgF, regurgitant fraction assessed by MRI.