Soft tissue displacement for detection of left ventricle apical dyskinesis with transthoracic echocardiography.

ABSTRACT: We tested the hypothesis that the use of outward displacement of the soft tissue between the apex and the chest wall as seen in TTE, is a sign of apical displacement and would allow for more accurate diagnosis of apical dyskinesis. This is a retrospective study of 123 patients who underwent TTE and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within a time frame of 6 months between 2008 and 2019. 110 subjects were deemed to have good quality studies and included in the final analysis. An observer blinded to the study objectives evaluated the echocardiograms and recorded the presence or absence of apical dyskinesis. Two independent observers evaluated the echocardiograms based on the presence or absence of outward displacement of the overlying tissue at the LV apex. Cardiac MRI was used to vali

SUBMITTER: Schwartz BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427534 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature