Left ventricular torsional dynamics in aortic stenosis: Relationship between left ventricular untwisting and filling pressures. A two-dimensional speckle tracking study

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 406-413

  Popescu, Bogdan A ^a,b   Cǎlin, Andreea ^a,b   Beladan, Carmen C ^a,b   Muraru, Denisa ^b   Roşca, Monica ^a,b   Deleanu, Dan ^b   Lancellotti, Patrizio ^c   Antonini Canterin, Francesco ^d   Nicolosi, Gian Luigi ^d   Ginghinǎ, Carmen ^a,b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b Prof Dr C C Iliescu Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Filling pressures; Left ventricular torsion; Speckle tracking echocardiography; Untwisting

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; ROTATION; TIME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROKE VOLUME; TORSION, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 77953812971     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep224     Document Type: Article

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