Pre-operative point-of-care assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is an acknowledged peri-operative risk factor that should be identified before surgery. This study aimed to evaluate a simplified echocardiographic method using e' and E/e' for identification and grading of diastolic dysfunction pre-operatively.

Methods

Ninety six ambulatory surgical patients were consecutively included to this prospective observational study. Pre-operative transthoracic echocardiography was conducted prior to surgery, and diagnosis of LV diastolic dysfunction was established by comprehensive and simplified assessment, and the results were compared. The accuracy of e'-velocities in order to discriminate patients with diastolic dysfunction was established by calculating accuracy, efficiency, positive (PPV

SUBMITTER: Stenberg Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8981659 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature