Right ventricular contractile reserve in mitral stenosis: Implications on hemodynamic burden and clinical outcome
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.135, sa.2, ss.193-201, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 135 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.050
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.193-201
- Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background: We investigated whether isovolumic acceleration (IVA) under inotropic stimulation as a means of right ventricular (RV) contractile reserve, is a surrogate for hemodynamic burden and has prognostic value in patients with mitral stenosis (MS).