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 diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease
Egbe A, Khan A, Boler A, Said S, Geske J, Miranda W, Akintoye E, Connolly H, Warnes C, Oh J. Role of diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 19: 668-674. PMID: 28655164, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisAsymptomatic DiseasesCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDiastoleEchocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsStroke VolumeSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsAortic valve replacementCardiovascular adverse eventsRelative wall thicknessMixed aortic valve diseaseDiastolic function indicesAortic valve diseaseCardiac deathRisk stratificationValve diseaseFunction IndexHigh-risk patient subsetsPost-operative risk stratificationSevere left ventricular dysfunctionAtrial volume indexHeart failure hospitalizationTricuspid regurgitation velocityEarly diastolic velocityLeft ventricular dysfunctionMultivariable risk factorsAsymptomatic patientsCardiovascular morbidityFailure hospitalizationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsVentricular dysfunction