Why the study?
Does echocardiographic measurement of atrioventricular plane displacement accurately evaluate left ventricular systolic function in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
37 patients with first-time acute myocardial infarction (MI) and a control group
Comparison
Echocardiographic measurement of… vs Radionuclide angiography
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports AV plane displacement for LVEF assessment in acute MI; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Does echocardiographic measurement of atrioventricular plane displacement accurately evaluate left ventricular systolic function in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Atrioventricular plane displacement measured by echocardiography provides a reliable, noninvasive method to assess left ventricular systolic function in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Mahbubul Alam (1991) studied this question.
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