A 78-year-old male underwent continuous flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation due to ischaemic cardiomyopathy as a destination therapy. Routine echocardiogram performed 6 days after the surgery showed 'systolic-phase' aortic regurgitation (AR); the timing of regurgitation jet starting at the mid-systolic phase and ending at the early diastolic phase Panel A, the colour Doppler M mode at the aortic valve (AV), white arrow. The AR occurred slightly after the onset of mitral regurgitation (MR) (Panel 8, the colour Doppler M mode at the mitral valve, yellow arrows), and both MRandAR timings were consistent with the systolic phase (See Supplementary data online, Videos S1 and S2).
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