Diastolic Stress Echocardiography in Patients With Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy: Association With Exercise Capacity
Fava A, Popovic Z, Alashi A, Thamilarasan M, Xu B, Desai M. Diastolic Stress Echocardiography in Patients With Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy: Association With Exercise Capacity. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 232: 34-40. PMID: 39307332, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreadmill exercise echocardiographyHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCongestive heart failureDiastolic parametersExercise capacityStress echocardiographyAssociated with reduced exercise capacityPrecipitate congestive heart failureLeft ventricular (LVAsymptomatic/minimally symptomatic patientsDiastolic stress echocardiographyMultivariate logistic regression analysisSymptomatic HCM patientsEtiology of dyspneaHigher body mass indexBody mass indexReduced exercise capacityExercise functional capacityLogistic regression analysisAssociated with <Incremental diagnostic utilityHigher LAViLVOT gradientE/e' ratioDiastolic dysfunction