Color tissue Doppler-derived long-axis left ventricular function in heart failure with preserved global systolic function

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 90; no. 10; pp. 1174 - 1177
• Main Authors: Nikitin, Nikolay P, Witte, Klaus K.A, Clark, Andrew L, Cleland, John G.F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15-11-2002; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology; Cardiovascular system; Doppler effect; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; Female; Heart failure; Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Severity of Illness Index; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; Sonography; Doppler ultrasound study; Human; Heart failure; Pathophysiology; Heart disease; Clinical form; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Hemodynamics; Left ventricle performance
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02794-7

Long-axis function (systolic shortening and diastolic lengthening) is impaired in patients with symptoms of heart failure and preserved global left ventricular systolic function. As the data on longitudinal ventricular dysfunction accumulate, the use of tissue Doppler imaging may become an important additional investigation in these patients.