The role of speckle tracking echocardiography in the estimation of left ventricular filling pressure in patients with heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

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Authors	ŠPINAROVÁ Lenka MELUZÍN Jaroslav HUDE Petr KREJČÍ Jan PODROUŽKOVÁ Helena ORBAN Marek DUŠEK Ladislav
Year of publication	2010
Type	Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
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Description	: The ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity (E) to early diastolic mitral annular velocity (Ea) is standardly used to predict the increase in left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP). The aim of this study was to validate new echocardiographic indexes utilizing strain and strain rate (SR) in predicting an increase in LVFP.As compared to E/Ea ratio, several 2D-STE-derived parameters appear to have greater potential for the noninvasive prediction of an increase in LVFP in patients with IDC.
Related projects:	Early diagnostics and treatment of cardiovascular diseases