Prognostic implications of qualitative assessment of left ventricular function compared to simple routine quantitative echocardiography.

PB Silcocks, JF Munro, RP Steeds, KS Channer - Heart, 1997 - heart.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE: To compare the prognostic value of qualitative estimates of left ventricular
function with that of routine simple quantitative indices used in echocardiography. DESIGN …

Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular function

G Poortmans, G Schüpfer, C Roosens… - … of cardiothoracic and …, 2000 - jcvaonline.com
LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION leading to conges-tive heart failure is one of the main
causes of morbidity and mortality in the perioperative and critical care setting. Preventive …

Doppler-derived aortic maximal acceleration: a reliable index of left ventricular systolic function

O DuBourg, G Jondeau, A Beauchet, A Hardy… - Chest, 1993 - Elsevier
We compared maximal acceleration of aortic blood flow (aortic Amax), calculated from
maximal aortic velocity obtained with a conventional echo-Doppler machine with the …

Stress Doppler echocardiography using dobutamine in coronary patients with and without ischaemia induction

PK Mazeika, A Nadazdin, CM Oakley - European heart journal, 1992 - academic.oup.com
To examine the effects of dobutamine on pulsed-Doppler left ventricular ejection dynamics
and its utility for evaluation of coronary disease (CAD) we studied JO patients with normal …

Functional Evaluation of the Heart

BW Eidem - … Echocardiography for Pediatric and Congenital Heart …, 2021 - Springer
The noninvasive echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular performance is an essential
tool in the clinician's assessment and management of children and adults with congenital …

Doppler aortic flow velocity measurement in healthy children

S Sohn, HS Kim - Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2001 - synapse.koreamed.org
To determine normal values for Doppler parameters of left ventricular function, ascending
aortic blood flow velocity was measured by pulsed wave Doppler echocardiography in 63 …

Contrasting actions of celiprolol and metoprolol on cardiac performance in normal volunteers

B Silke, A Thompson, JG Riddell - Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 1997 - Springer
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled comparison of metoprolol (50 mg) and
celiprolol (200 mg) was undertaken in nine normal volunteers. Rest and exercise (supine …

Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular function

G Poortmans, J Poelaert - Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency …, 1999 - Springer
Left ventricular function is a main cause of circulatory failure peri-operatively and in critically
ill patients in general. Of patients presenting for non-cardiac surgery, 15% are at risk for, or …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental validation of frequently-used echocardiographic right-ventricular impedance parameters

DR Miranda, AHM Knook, F Paalvast… - Minerva …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Background. Aim of the study was to validate commonly used bedside right-ventricular (RV)
impedance parameters, which are utilized in determining heart-lung interactions during …

Noninvasive assessment of systolic and diastolic function: Important clues to differentiating types of congestive heart failure

AJ Taylor, JD Bergin - Postgraduate medicine, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
Preview No one has “just CHF” any longer. The increasing sophistication of diagnostic tools
has turned a simple diagnosis into a technologic feast. Both systolic and diastolic left …