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Prognostic value of pulse-wave tissue Doppler parameters in patients with systolic heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18773996     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim was to study the prognostic value of left ventricular (LV) function using pulse-wave tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in an ordinary population with heart failure (HF). One hundred fifty-six patients hospitalized for HF and LV ejection fraction < or =40% were examined using conventional echocardiography and pulse-wave TDI for the assessment of longitudinal LV function. Mitral annular systolic and early diastolic (e') velocities were recorded from a mean of 4 annular sites from the apical 2- and 4-chamber views. Noninvasive LV filling pressure was calculated from the ratio between transmitral early inflow velocity (E) and e'. All patients were followed up for 2 years, and data from the National Registry of Deaths were collected. Mean LV ejection fraction was 24.7 +/- 7.2%. TDI recordings showed a mean mitral annular systolic velocity of 5.0 +/- 1.0 cm/s and e' velocity of 6.2 +/- 1.9 cm/s. E/e' ratio was 14.1 +/- 4.8. Thirty patients (19%) had atrial fibrillation. During follow-up, 27 patients (17%) died of a cardiovascular cause. Multivariate analysis showed that only E/e' ratio and age were predictors of cardiovascular mortality. A cut-off value for E/e' ratio >13 had sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 45% to identify patients who died within 2 years of cardiac reasons. In conclusion, in the acute stage of HF, E/e' ratio is a strong independent predictor of long-term cardiovascular mortality in an ordinary population with HF and systolic dysfunction. Systolic and diastolic velocities had no independent prognostic value.
Authors:
Jens M Olson; Bassem A Samad; Mahbubul Alam
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-08-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  102     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-08     Completed Date:  2008-10-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  722-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute at South Hospital (Södersjukhuset), Stockholm, Sweden. jens.olsson@sodersjukhuset.se
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Aged
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure, Systolic / mortality*,  physiopathology,  ultrasonography*
Heart Ventricles / ultrasonography*
Humans
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Stroke Volume / physiology
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed*

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