Left ventricular function studies in constrictive pericarditis
| Autor: | Takeshi Momokawa, Eiji Sekino, Takafumi Kudo, Akio Ihaya, Norio Ishizuka, Sohei Suzuki |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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Constrictive pericarditis
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cardiac Volume Heart Ventricles Intracardiac pressure Normal values Stroke work Heart Rate Internal medicine Myocardial fiber medicine Humans In patient cardiovascular diseases Cardiac Output Ejection fraction Ventricular function business.industry Pericarditis Constrictive Heart Stroke Volume General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease cardiovascular system Cardiology Cineangiography Surgery Female business |
| Zdroj: | The Japanese journal of surgery. 8(3) |
| ISSN: | 0047-1909 |
| Popis: | Left ventricular function studies were performed on five patients with constrictive pericarditis. Functional data were obtained from intracardiac pressure measurements and cineangiocardiographic films. Left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), ejection fraction (EF), stroke work index (SWI), circumferential fiber shortening, and percent circumferencial shortening were significantly below normal values in the five cases. These changes are reflected mainly in the degree of pericardial restriction. Reduction in mean Vcf was also observed. Theoretically, the velocity of ventricular internal circumferential shortening is also affected by changes in ventricular volume or resting myocardial fiber length, however, in patients with constrictive pericarditis, reduction in mean Vcf suggests left ventricular dysfunction. Our clinical studies indicate that evaluation of mean Vcf is valuable in the assessment of postoperative prognoses. |
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