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1333800

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-12
pubmed:abstractText
A reliable, convenient measure of right ventricular ejection fraction may be a useful adjunct to evaluate cardiac allograft rejection. The purpose of this investigation was to compare two measures of right ventricular ejection fraction: (1) radionuclide angiography with the first-pass technique and (2) thermodilution with a balloon flotation catheter. The study was performed in 26 heart transplant recipients; hemodynamics, thermodilution cardiac output, and right ventricular ejection fraction were measured. First pass radionuclide angiography was performed either simultaneously (n = 11) or within 4 hours (n = 15) of the thermodilution study. Mean thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction was 39% +/- 8%, and radionuclide angiography ejection fraction was 47% +/- 9%, which represents a highly significant difference (p < 0.001) in techniques. Linear regression showed no correlation between the two techniques (r = 0.3; p = NS). No differences in results were observed in those studied simultaneously versus less than 4 hours. We conclude that the thermodilution technique underestimates right ventricular ejection fraction in heart transplant recipients and that its usefulness as a tool to screen for systolic dysfunction related to rejection is limited.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1053-2498
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1140-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Thermodilution measures of right ventricular ejection fraction and volumes in heart transplant recipients: a comparison with radionuclide angiography.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study