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12638320

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
The pathophysiology of dilated cardiomyopathy is not fully understood, and among the problems which need to be solved is the lack of an adequate classification which could help to predict the survival of patients in the end stage of the disease. The criteria used today, based on clinical symptoms and invasive and noninvasive assessment of the heart function, are far from satisfactory. Estimation of maximal oxygen consumption is a time-consuming procedure and more descriptive of the global cardiopulmonary situation rather than being able to provide specific answers. Loading conditions seem to be the key to the problem. The state of vascular resistance and systolic performance of the heart can be defined using the method known as "wave intensity" (WI), which represents the relation of the pressure estimated noninvasively to the flow inside the vessel. This study presents first experiences with wave intensity in the Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin in patients suffering from end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a group of ambulatory patients after heart transplantation (HTx), and in healthy volunteers. The study was performed in supine and upright position.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-2240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
562-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical and echocardiographic features in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: wave intensity and diastolic abnormality analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Germany. siniawski@dhzb.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial