Impaired diastolic function in hypertension: cardiac MRI flow measurement compared to echocardiography
T Burkhard, C Herzog, S Linzbach, I Spyridopoulos, T Vogl · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2008 · Heft 04
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Ziele: To determine accuracy and feasibility of a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging approach for depicting impaired diastolic function in hypertensive patients. Methode: 27 Patients (19 men and 8 women; mean age 57±13 years) were assessed by echocardiography and MRI in order to compare ejection fraction (EF) and E/A ratio measured by each method. By using of echocardiography all patients were graded according to the findings into normal, pseudo-normal and patients showing impaired relaxation of the left ventricle or severe diastolic dysfunction. The MR imaging protocol included cine short axis sequences for the as…
