Abstract
The echocardiographic data (the amplitude of the mitral echogram, the velocity of the E to F slope and the dimension of the left atrium) of 12 patients with mitral stenosis were compared with hemodynamic data obtained during a cardiac catheterization (the mitral valve area and the peak left ventricular filling rate, expressed in millimeters/second [dv/dtD] and normalized by the end-diastolic volume [dv/dtD/VTD seg-1]). None of the echocardiographic variables showed a good correlation with the hemodynamic indices. It is concluded that echocardiography is a useful tool in the diagnosis of mitral stenosis, but at the same time there is not a single echocardiographic sign which by itself can evaluate correctly the severity of mitral stenosis.
| Translated title of the contribution | Comparison between echocardiographic and hemodynamic parameters in the evaluation of mitral stenosis |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 481-485 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Archivos del Instituto de Cardiología de México |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |