Peak systolic velocity of pulmonary venous flow and mitral annulus are independent predictors of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 15;168(6):5462-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.249. Epub 2013 Aug 2.

Authors

Jun Koyama¹, Ayako Kozuka, Masatoshi Minamisawa, Hirohiko Motoki, Atsushi Izawa, Takeshi Tomita, Yusuke Miyashita, Masafumi Takahashi, Uichi Ikeda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan. Electronic address: jkoyama@shinshu-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 23978360
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.249

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Global longitudinal strain; Pulmonary venous flow.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology*
Echocardiography
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / physiology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Circulation / physiology
Pulmonary Veins / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Veins / physiology*
Systole / physiology