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Pattern of left ventricular filling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Assessment by Doppler echocardiography and radionuclide angiography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9740349     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: The left ventricle in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is anatomically and functionally non-uniform. This study was undertaken to verify whether a heterogeneity in the pattern of diastolic filling can be detected along the left ventricular inflow tract in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS: Early (E) and late (A) diastolic velocities were recorded by Doppler echocardiography at mitral and at mid-ventricular level in 16 normal volunteers and 30 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also underwent radionuclide angiography to assess left ventricular function. E wave decreased significantly in normal volunteers (80 +/- 15 to 60 +/- 14 cm x s(-1); P<0.001), but it increased in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (76 +/- 22 to 87 +/- 28 cm x s(-1) P=0.04), whereas the A wave decreased similarly in both. By multivariate analysis, systolic asynchrony and the ejection fraction of left ventricular lateral wall were directly related to the pattern of early filling progression (r=0.656, F=9.467; P<0.002). Moreover, systolic asynchrony showed a univariate direct correlation with changes in E velocity (r=0.42; P=0.02). CONCLUSION: Many patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have an acceleration of filling within the left ventricular inflow tract; this phenomenon is directly related to systolic asynchrony and ejection fraction of the left ventricular lateral wall, suggesting increased suction.
Authors:
M A Losi; S Betocchi; F Manganelli; C Briguori; Q Ciampi; P Perrone-Filardi; L Pace; M Salvatore; M Chiariello
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European heart journal     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0195-668X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Heart J.     Publication Date:  1998 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-11-24     Completed Date:  1998-11-24     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8006263     Medline TA:  Eur Heart J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1261-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Federico II University School of Medicine, Naples, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / physiopathology*,  radionuclide imaging,  ultrasonography
Child
Diastole
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Radionuclide Angiography*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left*
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Eur Heart J. 1998 Aug;19(8):1125-7   [PMID:  9740334 ]

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