Preserved left ventricular ejection fraction following atrioventricular junction ablation and pacing for atrial fibrillation

L Chen, D Hodge, A Jahangir, C Ozcan… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Right ventricular apical (RVA) pacing creates ventricular dyssynchrony and
may compromise left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The impact of RVA pacing in …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for direct assessment of anatomic regurgitant orifice in mitral regurgitation

S Buchner, K Debl, F Poschenrieder… - Circulation …, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—In patients with mitral regurgitation (MR), assessment of the severity of
valvular dysfunction is crucial. Recently, regurgitant orifice area has been proposed as the …

Intraobserver variability in grading severity of repeated identical cases of mitral regurgitation

N Thomas, B Unsworth, EA Ferenczi, JE Davies… - American heart …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In clinical practice, mitral regurgitation (MR) is often assessed from the
visual impression of the color Doppler image. It is recognized that repeated scanning can …

Progressive nature of chronic mitral regurgitation and the role of tissue Doppler-derived indexes

TG Neilan, TT Ton-Nu, Y Kawase… - American Journal …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
The aim of this study was to determine whether severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is
progressive and whether tissue-Doppler (TD)-derived indexes can detect early left …

Effect of losartan on exercise tolerance and echocardiographic parameters in patients with mitral regurgitation

C Sekuri, O Utuk, O Bayturan, A Bilge… - Journal of the Renin …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of losartan treatment on exercise
tolerance and echocardiographic parameters in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) …

Automated flow quantification in valvular heart disease based on backscattered Doppler power analysis: implementation on matrix-array ultrasound imaging systems

T Buck, SM Hwang, B Plicht, RA Mucci… - … International Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Objective Cardiac ultrasound imaging systems are limited in the noninvasive quantification
of valvular regurgitation due to indirect measurements and inaccurate hemodynamic …

[PDF][PDF] VALVULOPATIA MITRAL ADQUIRIDA CRONICA EN EL PERRO: CORRELACION ENTRE ESTADIO CLINICO FUNCIONAL Y PARAMETROS …

TJFDELP MJ, A BAYÓN - revistas.um.es
En este trabajo se exponen los resultados de un estudio realizado en 38 perros con
valvulopatía mitral adquirida crónica (VMAC) donde se evalúa la utilidad de la …

ИШЕМИЧЕСКАЯ МИТРАЛЬНАЯ РЕГУРГИТАЦИЯ И ДЕФОРМАЦИЯ МИТРАЛЬНОГО КЛАПАНА У БОЛЬНЫХ С ОСТРЫМ ИНФАРКТОМ МИОКАРДА

ВВ Желнов, ИС Комарова, ЮМ Щеглова… - Клиническая …, 2008 - elibrary.ru
Изучены количественные показатели митральной регургитации у 152 больных с
острым инфарктом миокарда (ОИМ) и ишемической митральной регургитацией (ИМР) …

[PDF][PDF] Progressive nature of chronic mitral regurgitation and

J Hung, FM Hoshino, RJ Hajjar… - Am J Physiol Heart …, 2008 - researchgate.net
Laboratory Animals and was approved by the Subcommittee on Research Animal Care at
the Massachusetts General Hospital. Eight adult female Yorkshire swine (3 mo old, 30 kg …