July 1, 1967CirculationOpen Access

The Ultra Low Frequency Force Ballistocardiograph in Acute Cardiomyopathy

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Why the study?

Does ultra low frequency force ballistocardiography provide useful diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with acute cardiomyopathy?

Structured PICO

Does ultra low frequency force ballistocardiography provide useful diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with acute cardiomyopathy?

Population

15 patients with various types of acute cardiomyopathy (including rheumatic carditis, lupus myocarditis, sarcoid carditis, viral myocarditis, acute glomerulonephritis, idiopathic myocarditis, and familial fibrous disease of the myocardium)

Intervention

Ultra low frequency force ballistocardiography

Outcome

Abnormalities in ballistocardiogram tracings and their correlation with the clinical course of the diseasesurrogate

Ultra low frequency force ballistocardiography may offer a useful means of diagnosing and following the clinical course of acute cardiomyopathies.

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Implication

Ultra-low frequency ballistocardiography may aid monitoring of acute cardiomyopathy; case-level data leave its role hypothesis-generating pending validation.

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Phibbs et al. (1967) studied this question.

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Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy

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Ultra-low frequency ballistocardiography may aid monitoring of acute cardiomyopathy; case-level data leave its role hypothesis-generating pending validation.

The Ultra Low Frequency Force Ballistocardiograph in Acute Cardiomyopathy

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The Ultra Low Frequency Force Ballistocardiograph in Acute Cardiomyopathy

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