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To the Editor
We read with interest the paper on first-phase ejection fraction (EF1) in aortic stenosis (AS) but have some questions about both the concept of EF1 and the technical details of how EF1 can be measured in clinical practice. 1 First, it seems challenging to match the time-to-peak velocity on the Doppler AS jet to a specific 2D image frame for measuring EF1. How reproductible is this measurement given the need to identify the timing of peak velocity and match to 2D images? Second, what is the effect of …
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