Prognostic Significance of Echocardiographic Measures of Cardiac Remodeling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent decades, novel echocardiographic measures have constantly emerged. It is still unclear which echocardiographic measures have the most significant prognostic value in the general population. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to compare the prognostic value of a large panel of echocardiographic measures to identify the most promising measures.

Methods

A total of 1,497 Framingham study participants (mean age, 65 years; 55.4% women) who underwent echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular mass index, global longitudinal strain, global circumferential strain, mitral annular plane systolic excursion, mitral E/e' ratio, maximum and minimum left atrial (LA) volume index, LA emptying fraction, and left ventricular

SUBMITTER: von Jeinsen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6986561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature