[PDF] Top 20 Electrocardiographic Correlation of Echocardiographic Left Atrial Enlargement

... the electrocardiographic examination for the purpose of making an anatomic diagnosis is bound to become superfluous as soon as one or more of the accurate imaging techniques is able to match the electrocardiogram ... See full document

... had atrial fibrillation. The frequency of atrial fibrillation was higher in group I than group II ...of left atrial enlargement was greater in group I (p ...with atrial ... See full document

... The prognosis of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy has been gloomy, with an aver- age survival of two years following diagnosis. In spite of various advancements; this disease still has awful prognosis [12]. The LA ... See full document

... This cross-sectional study was performed in pediatric cardiology department of Arak University of Medical Sciences during 2015-2016. The protocol was approved by the local Research Ethics Committee of our center. Fifty ... See full document

... Doppler echocardiographic studies were performed using standard equipment (Siemens ACUSON SC2000, Siemens Healthcare, Mountain View, CA, USA) and transducer (4V1c, ...19 Echocardiographic LVH (Echo-LVH) was ... See full document

... type atrial septal defect. The 4 chamber echocardiographic image shows the same type of findings seen in the anatomic ...ASD: Atrial septal defect; LA: Left atrium; LV: Left ... See full document

... strong correlation exists between left ventricular ejection fraction and the annular displacement during systole measured by M-mode ...during echocardiographic evaluation helps in the assessment of ... See full document

... this correlation underlies the prolonged conduction time that we found in the heavy ...positive correlation between the ampli- tude of the R-wave and the configuration of the QRS complex, whose ... See full document

... the left atrium (suggestive of AAF) throughout the cardiac cycle but mainly in systole as shown by color and continuous wave doppler (Figs 2 and ...mild left atrial dilation, mild left ... See full document

... the echocardiographic indices, we documented the degree of wall thickness at end diastole in parasternal long axis view (interventricular septum and posterior wall), the biplane Simpson ejection fraction (EF), and ... See full document

... The limitations of this study were the retrospective study design, small sample size, and one center review. LA area and impression may have been influenced by the cardiac cycle at the time of the CT chest and ... See full document

... LV diastolic dysfunction measured using a simple Doppler technique is a strong predictor of first-diagnosed nonvalvular or incident AF [48, 70]. Diastolic disease is the leading cause of the atrial ... See full document

... higher left atrial dyssynchrony and lower de- formation (compromised contraction and relaxation) may predispose to stasis (as shown by the correlation with flow velocities in the LAA) and ... See full document

... of left atrial enlargement (LAE) relative to LV thickness, dimension and ...available echocardiographic data was ...and echocardiographic variables were compared between the two ...LAE. ... See full document

... Atrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. More than 90% are solitary. A large myxoma occupying in the left atrium producing mitral stenosis and regurgitation was dem- onstrated by 2D ... See full document

... Results: Compared to controls the group with AFib had lower mean ejection fraction (42% vs. 49%; p < 0.001) and stroke volume (47 mL vs. 55 mL; p = 0.004), but higher heart rate (81 bpm vs. 68 bpm; p < 0.001) and ... See full document

... increased left atrial size and the most common complications present in this study were congestive cardiac failure followed by ...of atrial fibrillation and its various ... See full document

... Detection of origin of arrhythmia has important impli- cations for planning ablation procedure. In the present study, PWM in lead V1 was the best discriminator for distinguishing right from left ATs. A negative or ... See full document

... suction. Echocardiographic acquisition and calculation of DIVPGs are uncomplicated, it requires a single standard apical four-chamber view, and the use of automatic post- processing ensures low test-retest ... See full document

... the left ventricle must receive an adequate volume while maintaining low intracavitary pressure throughout a wide range of heart rate and loading ...the left atrium contracts before ventricular activation, ... See full document