Why the study?
How do intraventricular flow patterns differ between normal individuals and patients with dilated cardiomyopathy on color flow Doppler?
Population
Normal individuals and patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
Comparison
Pulsed Doppler and color flow Doppler… vs Normal individuals vs. patients with dilated…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May aid thrombus risk assessment via Doppler in DCM; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
How do intraventricular flow patterns differ between normal individuals and patients with dilated cardiomyopathy on color flow Doppler?
Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by abnormal, slower, circular intraventricular flow patterns on color flow Doppler, which may predispose patients to thrombus formation.
D’Cruz et al. (1991) studied this question.
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