EFFECT OF PHASIC RESPIRATION ON LEFT-VENTRICULAR DIMENSION AND PERFORMANCE IN A NORMAL POPULATION - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
EFFECT OF PHASIC RESPIRATION ON LEFT-VENTRICULAR DIMENSION AND PERFORMANCE IN A NORMAL POPULATION - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.57.1.122
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
WAUGH, RA
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作者:
BRENNER, JI;WAUGH, RA
Echocardiographic examination of the left ventricle (LV) in 30 normal subjects, 5-47 yr old was performed to analyze the effects of phasic respiration on LV dimensions and derived LV functions. Peak expiratory and peak inspiratory LV diastolic and systolic dimensions were measured and extrapolated to volume estimates using a standard formula. Although there was wide variation in the individual measurements, and particularly in systolic dimension, the mean peak inspiratory diastolic dimension, derived diastolic volume and stroke volune decreased significantly (P < 0.001); a smaller decrease in ejection fraction was seen (P < 0.02); the changes in mean end-systolic dimension and end-systolic volume were not significant. While these observed changes may reflect a true physiologic variation, an artifactual component cannot be excluded. Regardless of their physiologic significance, these data show that the effect of phasic respiration is a factor to be considered in correlative echocardiographic studies of LV function in normal and, possibly, pathologic cardiovascular conditions.