Abstract
The myocardial performance index (MPI) was assessed in 30 patients with limb girdle muscle dystrophy (LGMD) with a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (greater than 50%), as well as in 30 age-and sex-matched healthy adults with a left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 50%. MPIs derived by pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler were also compared. The MPI was 0.37±0.09 in the LGMD patients and 0.29±0.09 in the control group (P=0.003). These data show that patients with LGMD have occult cardiac dysfunction as evidenced by a higher MPI than the controls. There was good agreement between the MPIs measured by pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler methods in these patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 139-142 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Angiology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2007 |
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Occult left ventricular dysfunction diagnosed by myocardial performance index in patients with limb girdle muscle dystrophy : A case control study. / Gurrala, Rajashekar R.; Alla, Venkata (Mahesh); Aronow, Wilbert S.; Shankar, Jai S.; Angamutta, Meena K.; Lanka, Krishna S R; Challa, Sundaram; Nair, Chandra K.
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T1 - Occult left ventricular dysfunction diagnosed by myocardial performance index in patients with limb girdle muscle dystrophy
T2 - A case control study
AU - Gurrala, Rajashekar R.
AU - Alla, Venkata (Mahesh)
AU - Aronow, Wilbert S.
AU - Shankar, Jai S.
AU - Angamutta, Meena K.
AU - Lanka, Krishna S R
AU - Challa, Sundaram
AU - Nair, Chandra K.
PY - 2007/9
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N2 - The myocardial performance index (MPI) was assessed in 30 patients with limb girdle muscle dystrophy (LGMD) with a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (greater than 50%), as well as in 30 age-and sex-matched healthy adults with a left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 50%. MPIs derived by pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler were also compared. The MPI was 0.37±0.09 in the LGMD patients and 0.29±0.09 in the control group (P=0.003). These data show that patients with LGMD have occult cardiac dysfunction as evidenced by a higher MPI than the controls. There was good agreement between the MPIs measured by pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler methods in these patients.
AB - The myocardial performance index (MPI) was assessed in 30 patients with limb girdle muscle dystrophy (LGMD) with a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (greater than 50%), as well as in 30 age-and sex-matched healthy adults with a left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 50%. MPIs derived by pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler were also compared. The MPI was 0.37±0.09 in the LGMD patients and 0.29±0.09 in the control group (P=0.003). These data show that patients with LGMD have occult cardiac dysfunction as evidenced by a higher MPI than the controls. There was good agreement between the MPIs measured by pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler methods in these patients.
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JO - International Journal of Angiology
JF - International Journal of Angiology
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