Left atrial electrokymography in mitral insufficiency in man; a correlative study by angiocardiography and left heart catheterization

The relationship of the left atrial border movements to underlying pressure and volume changes was investigated in individual human subjects with proved mitral insufficiency. Based on these observations, criteria for the recognition of hemodynamically significant mitral insufficiency have been revis...

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Published in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 213 - 224
Main Authors:	JUDGE, R D, FIGLEY, M M, SLOAN, H E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-1958
Subjects:	Angiocardiography Cardiac Catheterization Catheterization Disease Electrokymography Heart Heart Diseases Heart Valve Diseases Kymography Mitral Valve Mitral Valve Insufficiency Old Medline Rheumatic Heart Disease MITRAL VALVE/diseases ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY KYMOGRAPHY CATHETERIZATION, CARDIAC
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Summary:	The relationship of the left atrial border movements to underlying pressure and volume changes was investigated in individual human subjects with proved mitral insufficiency. Based on these observations, criteria for the recognition of hemodynamically significant mitral insufficiency have been revised. Special emphasis is placed on a rapid inward movement of the atrial wall during the period of early diastolic emptying. Application of these criteria to a group of patients with surgically proved valvular lesions suggests that they are more reliable than those previously described.
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ISSN:	0009-7322 1524-4539
DOI:	10.1161/01.CIR.17.2.213