2023
Echo Doppler Parameters of Diastolic Function
Anthony C, Akintoye E, Wang T, Klein A. Echo Doppler Parameters of Diastolic Function. Current Cardiology Reports 2023, 25: 235-247. PMID: 36821063, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01844-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic dysfunctionEcho-Doppler parametersDiastolic functionDoppler parametersEvaluation of DDAbnormal diastolic functionDoppler echocardiography techniquesLV filling pressureModest diagnostic performanceSignificant inter-observer variabilityEchocardiographic parametersRecent guidelinesAppropriate diagnosisFilling pressureInvasive measuresReviewThe purposeEchocardiography techniquesInter-observer variabilityEuropean AssociationCardiovascular imagingDiagnostic performanceEchocardiographyAmerican SocietyGuideline documentsDiagnosis
2017
Role of Doppler echocardiography for cardiac output assessment in Fontan patients
Egbe A, Khan A, Khan S, Anavekar N, Said S, Young P, Akintoye E, Miranda W, Al-Otaibi M, Veldtman G, Connolly H. Role of Doppler echocardiography for cardiac output assessment in Fontan patients. American Heart Journal 2017, 195: 91-98. PMID: 29224651, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke volume indexSystemic left ventricleSystemic right ventricleFontan failureRight ventricleLeft ventricleFontan patientsTransthoracic echocardiographyLV patientsProtein-losing enteropathyCardiac output assessmentAge 17 yearsMean age 17 yearsHeart transplantationCardiac thrombusFontan conversionEjection fractionHeart failureDoppler echocardiographyPatientsVolume indexCMRIML/CirrhosisEchocardiography