Why the study?
Does the mean velocity of circumferential fiber shortening (mean V CF) accurately estimate LV contractility compared to instantaneous tension-velocity relations in patients with and without LV disease?
Population
50 patients, including 13 without left ventricular disease, 22 with LV myocardial disease, and 15 with…
Comparison
Measurement of mean velocity of circumferential… vs Instantaneous tension-velocity relations.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May simplify LV contractility estimation from cineangiograms; leaves open prospective outcome validation.
Does the mean velocity of circumferential fiber shortening (mean V CF) accurately estimate LV contractility compared to instantaneous tension-velocity relations in patients with and without LV disease?
Mean velocity of circumferential fiber shortening (mean V CF) provides a simplified, accurate method for estimating left ventricular contractility using only two frames of a cineangiogram.
Karliner et al. (1971) studied this question.