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Longitudinal plane colour tissue-Doppler myocardial velocities and their association with left ventricular length, volume, and mass in humans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18490313     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: We investigated the relationships between colour tissue-Doppler parameters of left ventricular (LV) function and indices of LV morphology. METHODS AND RESULTS: LV length, end-diastolic volume, and mass were assessed in 40 healthy adult subjects. Further, colour tissue-Doppler scans assessed peak myocardial velocities during systole (S') and early diastole (E') as well as acceleration during isovolumic contraction (IVCa) at the mitral annulus. Non-linear allometric relationships (Y = aX(b)) were calculated to provide size exponents (b), with 95% confidence intervals, for tissue-Doppler variables (Y) and LV morphology parameters (X). The b exponents for LV length with Peaks S' and E' were not substantially different from unity (b = 0.87 and 0.95, respectively, P > 0.05). Peak E' was also associated with LV volume (b = 0.39, r = 0.53, P < 0.05). IVCa was not related to any LV morphology parameter. CONCLUSION: Peak S' or E' divided by LV length was confirmed as a valid size-independent scaling index. Conversely, IVCa is seemingly size independent.
Authors:
Alan Batterham; Rob Shave; David Oxborough; Greg Whyte; Keith George
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-03-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1532-2114     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2008 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-06-26     Completed Date:  2008-08-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890618     Medline TA:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  542-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre for Food, Physical Activity, and Obesity Research, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
Female
Heart Ventricles / ultrasonography*
Humans
Isometric Contraction
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction
Organ Size
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

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