2024
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 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
2020
Diastolic stress test echocardiography in patients with hypertrophy cardiomyopathy: association with exercise capacity
Fava A, Mathias I, Alashi A, Saijo Y, Popovic Z, Thamilarasan M, Lever H, Desai M. Diastolic stress test echocardiography in patients with hypertrophy cardiomyopathy: association with exercise capacity. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.2087. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiastolic dysfunctionExercise capacityLVOT gradientMaximal exerciseHCM patientsLate mitral inflow velocityLateral mitral annular velocityMitral E/eAbnormal diastolic responseSymptomatic HCM patientsAtrial volume indexReduced exercise capacityVentricular filling pressureMitral annular velocityMitral inflow velocityHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsLogistic regression analysisHypertrophy cardiomyopathyDiastolic responseMetabolic equivalentsCardiomyopathy patientsAnnular velocityFilling pressureFunctional capacityPatients