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Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
May 18, 2003
SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 19
LENGTH: 331 words
HEADLINE: CARDIOMYOPATHY: Doppler imaging shows postsystolic shortening with
delayed emptying of the apex
BODY:
Doppler imaging shows postsystolic shortening in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
with delayed emptying of the apex.
According to recent research published in the Echocardiography-a Journal of
Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, "We report a case of a
92-year-old woman with syncope and exertional dyspnea, who on echocardiographic
examination proved to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
"Doppler flow revealed delayed emptying of the apex, extending into the early
filling phase," wrote A. Stoylen and colleagues, Norwegian University of Science
& Technology, University Trondheim Hospital.
The researchers concluded: "Tissue Doppler and strain rate imaging
illustrated postsystolic shortening corresponding to the apical ejection,
demonstrating that the apical flow was due to wall thickening resulting in
active ejection. The imaging methods and mechanics of postsystolic shortening
are discussed."
Stoylen and colleagues published their study in Echocardiography-a Journal of
Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques (Post-systolic shortening in
nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with delayed emptying of the apex: A
Doppler flow, tissue Doppler and strain rate imaging case study. Echocardiogr-j
Cardiovasc Ult, 2003;20(2):167-171).
For additional information, contact A. Stoylen, Norwegian University of
Science & Technology, University Trondheim Hospital, Department Cardiology,
N-7006 Trondheim, Norway.
The publisher's contact information for the Echocardiography-a Journal of
Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques is: Futura Publishing Co., 135
Bedford Rd., PO Box 418, Armonk, NY 10504-0418, USA.
The information in this article comes under the major subject areas of
Cardiology and Echocardiography.
This article was prepared by Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
editors from staff and other reports.
http://www.NewsRx.net
LOAD-DATE: May 9, 2003
NewsRx.net
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
May 18, 2003
SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 19
LENGTH: 331 words
HEADLINE: CARDIOMYOPATHY: Doppler imaging shows postsystolic shortening with
delayed emptying of the apex
BODY:
Doppler imaging shows postsystolic shortening in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
with delayed emptying of the apex.
According to recent research published in the Echocardiography-a Journal of
Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, "We report a case of a
92-year-old woman with syncope and exertional dyspnea, who on echocardiographic
examination proved to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
"Doppler flow revealed delayed emptying of the apex, extending into the early
filling phase," wrote A. Stoylen and colleagues, Norwegian University of Science
& Technology, University Trondheim Hospital.
The researchers concluded: "Tissue Doppler and strain rate imaging
illustrated postsystolic shortening corresponding to the apical ejection,
demonstrating that the apical flow was due to wall thickening resulting in
active ejection. The imaging methods and mechanics of postsystolic shortening
are discussed."
Stoylen and colleagues published their study in Echocardiography-a Journal of
Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques (Post-systolic shortening in
nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with delayed emptying of the apex: A
Doppler flow, tissue Doppler and strain rate imaging case study. Echocardiogr-j
Cardiovasc Ult, 2003;20(2):167-171).
For additional information, contact A. Stoylen, Norwegian University of
Science & Technology, University Trondheim Hospital, Department Cardiology,
N-7006 Trondheim, Norway.
The publisher's contact information for the Echocardiography-a Journal of
Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques is: Futura Publishing Co., 135
Bedford Rd., PO Box 418, Armonk, NY 10504-0418, USA.
The information in this article comes under the major subject areas of
Cardiology and Echocardiography.
This article was prepared by Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
editors from staff and other reports.
http://www.NewsRx.net
LOAD-DATE: May 9, 2003