Tei-Index in patients with mild-to-moderate congestive heart failure

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 21; no. 22; pp. 1888 - 1895
• Main Authors: Bruch, C, Schmermund, A, Marin, D, Katz, M, Bartel, T, Schaar, J, Erbel, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.11.2000
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Pressure; Cardiology. Vascular system; combined myocardial performance index; Congestive heart failure; Diastole; Echocardiography; Female; Heart; Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement; Heart Function Tests; Heart Rate; Humans; left ventricular ejection fraction; left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pressure; Reproducibility of Results; Tei-Index; Ultrasonography - methods; Ventricular Function, Left; Sonography; Human; Heart failure; Heart disease; Cardiovascular disease; Medical imagery; Diagnosis; Duplex ultrasonography; Left ventricle performance

Background Congestive heart failure is related to contraction and relaxation abnormalities of the ventricle. Isolated analysis of either mechanism may not be reflective of overall cardiac dysfunction. A combined myocardial performance index (isovolumic contraction time plus isovolumic relaxation tim...