The association between transthoracic echocardiogram parameters and white matter hyperintensities
Navarro KS, Wong KH, Ibrahim MM, de Havenon AH, Goldstein ED. The association between transthoracic echocardiogram parameters and white matter hyperintensities. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 206: 106672. PMID: 33979694, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBrain magnetic resonance imagingCerebral small vessel diseaseVentricular ejection fractionCardiac chamber sizeTransthoracic echocardiogramFazekas scoreEjection fractionAtrial areaTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionAnnular plane systolic excursionRight ventricular ejection fractionRight ventricular internal diameterRetrospective chart reviewRight atrial areaSmall vessel diseaseVentricular internal diameterMultivariate ordinal logistic regression modelWhite matter hyperintensitiesChamber sizeLogistic regression modelsOrdinal logistic regression modelsMore WMHChart reviewSystolic excursion