Why the study?
Does continuous wave Doppler-echocardiography accurately estimate left ventricular dP/dt compared to cardiac catheterization in patients with mitral regurgitation?
Population
50 patients in normal sinus rhythm with color Doppler-proven mitral regurgitation
Comparison
Continuous wave Doppler-echocardiography guided… vs Peak dP/dt obtained at cardiac catheterization
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
Continuous wave Doppler-echocardiography estimation of left ventricular rate of pressure rise showed a strong linear correlation with peak dP/dt obtained at cardiac catheterization (r = 0.87).
Authors
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May support noninvasive LV dP/dt assessment in mitral regurgitation; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Cross-Sectional (n=50)
Does continuous wave Doppler-echocardiography accurately estimate left ventricular dP/dt compared to cardiac catheterization in patients with mitral regurgitation?
Effect estimate: r = 0.87
Continuous wave Doppler echocardiography of mitral regurgitant jets provides a reliable, noninvasive method for estimating left ventricular dP/dt.
Bargiggia et al. (1989) conducted a cross-sectional in Mitral regurgitation (n=50). Continuous wave Doppler-echocardiography vs. Cardiac catheterization was evaluated on Correlation between Doppler-derived left ventricular rate of pressure rise and peak dP/dt (r = 0.87). Continuous wave Doppler-echocardiography estimation of left ventricular rate of pressure rise showed a strong linear correlation with peak dP/dt obtained at cardiac catheterization (r = 0.87).