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Reproducibility of Doppler measures of ventricular function during maximal upright cycling.
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PMID:  20727251     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Echocardiographic measures of ventricular function during exercise may prove useful in assessing myocardial health. This study examined test-retest reproducibility of measurements of Doppler mitral flow velocity (E-wave) and myocardial tissue Doppler imaging (E'-, S-waves) during a progressive maximal upright cycle test in 12 healthy lean adolescent males. Measurements were taken as subjects pedalled to exhaustion with 35 watt work increments in two separate trials. We observed no significant differences in mean values at rest, submaximal (70 watts) exercise, or maximal exercise for all three variables. Coefficients of variation at maximal exercise were 5.3%, 7.4%, and 8.1% for mitral E, tissue Doppler-S, and tissue Doppler-E', respectively. These findings indicated acceptable levels of reproducibility of Doppler ultrasound techniques for assessing ventricular systolic and diastolic functional response to maximal exercise in young lean male subjects.
Authors:
Thomas W Rowland; Michael E Willers
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cardiology in the young     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1467-1107     ISO Abbreviation:  Cardiol Young     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9200019     Medline TA:  Cardiol Young     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  676-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA. Thomas.rowland@bhs.org
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