Why the study?
Does transesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography of pulmonary venous flow and left ventricular inflow help evaluate left atrial active contraction and relaxation in patients with various myocardial diseases?
Population
75 subjects, including 60 patients with sinus rhythm and 15 normal controls.
Comparison
Transesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography… vs Normal controls
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May aid noninvasive LA assessment in myocardial diseases; leaves open clinical utility pending validation.
Does transesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography of pulmonary venous flow and left ventricular inflow help evaluate left atrial active contraction and relaxation in patients with various myocardial diseases?
Transesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography of pulmonary venous flow and left ventricular inflow velocities can effectively evaluate left atrial active contraction and relaxation in various myocardial diseases.
Oki et al. (2017) studied this question.
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