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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
We sought to evaluate whether contrast-enhanced Doppler echocardiography can improve the noninvasive estimation of hemodynamic variables in left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Right-heart catheterization and Doppler echocardiography were simultaneously performed in 45 patients with LV dysfunction (ejection fraction: 29 +/- 7%) in sinus rhythm. Noninvasive variables were estimated as follows: cardiac output by pulsed Doppler of LV outflow tract; pulmonary capillary wedge pressure by a regression equation including mitral and pulmonary venous flow variables; pulmonary artery mean pressure from the calculated systolic and diastolic pulmonary artery pressures; and pulmonary vascular resistance from the previous measurements according to hemodynamic definition. Contrast enhancement increased the feasibility of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure estimation from 60% to 100%; of pulmonary artery mean pressure from 42% to 91%; and of pulmonary vascular resistance from 42% to 91%. Strong correlations between invasive and noninvasive hemodynamic variables were found: r = 0.90, standard error of the estimate (SEE) 0.45 L/min for cardiac output; r = 0.90, SEE 3.1 mm Hg for pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; r = 0.93, SEE 3.7 mm Hg for pulmonary artery mean pressure; and r = 0.85 SEE 1.0 Wood units for pulmonary vascular resistance. Weaker correlations for PAMP (r = 0.82, SEE 5.6 mm Hg) and PVR (r = 0.66, SEE 1.7 Wood units) were apparent prior to contrast enhancement. When patients were separated according to PVR threshold values, the contrast allowed the correct placement of 88% of patients, whereas only 57% were correctly assigned without it. The contrast increased accuracy and reduced interobserver variability in the evaluation of hemodynamic variables. The contrast-enhanced study is capable of increasing the value of noninvasive hemodynamic assessment in LV dysfunction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0894-7317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
124-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Contrast Media, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Echocardiography, Doppler, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Hemodynamics, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Image Enhancement, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Infusions, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Observer Variation, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Polysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Pulmonary Wedge Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Systole, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Vascular Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:12574738-Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Contrast-enhanced Doppler hemodynamics for noninvasive assessment of patients with chronic heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
pubmed:affiliation
Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Villamarina Hospital, Pisa, Italy. frank.dini@tiscali.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies