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Prognostic significance of contractile reserve assessed by dobutamine-induced changes of Tei index in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19995800     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: To determine prognostic significance of global left ventricular (LV) contractile reserve, defined by dobutamine-induced changes of Tei index (Delta Tei), in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). METHODS AND RESULTS: Thirty-eight patients with idiopathic DCM underwent high-dose (up to 40 microg/kg/min) dobutamine stress echocardiography. Prognostic value of different indices of LV contractile reserve, including Delta Tei, as well as changes of ejection fraction (Delta EF) and wall motion score index (Delta WMSi), was analysed. Patients were followed up for 5 years for cardiac mortality. Patients with preserved contractile reserve, defined by Delta Tei > -0.35, had significantly lower cardiac mortality when compared with those without it (38 vs. 77%, P = 0.02). Also, the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that patients with contractile reserve had better 5-year survival when compared with those without contractile reserve (log-rank = 6.01, P = 0.014). However, of all examined indices of contractile reserve, Cox's regression analysis identified Delta WMSi as the only independent predictor of 5-year mortality. CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that the presence of contractile reserve assessed by Delta Tei may identify patients with favourable long-term prognosis. Prognostic value of Delta Tei appears to be similar to Delta EF, but less powerful than Delta WMSi.
Authors:
Alja Vlahović Stipac; Petar Otasević; Zoran B Popović; Vojkan Cvorović; Biljana Putniković; Ivan Stanković; Aleksandar N Nesković
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-12-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1532-2114     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-08     Completed Date:  2010-11-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890618     Medline TA:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  264-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun, Vukova 9, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia. avlahovic@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenergic beta-Agonists / diagnostic use
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology*,  ultrasonography
Coronary Angiography
Dobutamine / diagnostic use
Echocardiography, Stress
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction / physiology*
Prognosis
Regression Analysis
Stroke Volume / physiology*
Survival Analysis
Survival Rate
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic beta-Agonists; 34368-04-2/Dobutamine

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