PMID- 19202517
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090731
LR  - 20161125
IS  - 0026-4725 (Print)
IS  - 0026-4725 (Linking)
VI  - 57
IP  - 1
DP  - 2009 Feb
TI  - Motion Index: a new parameter to evaluate the diastole by M-Mode imaging.
PG  - 23-7
AB  - AIM: Heart failure with normal left ventricle (LV) ejection fraction is commonly 
      understood as diastolic heart failure because this expression implies the 
      presence of LV diastolic dysfunction diagnosed by specific echocardiographic 
      findings, such as slow LV relaxation and increased LV stiffness. In this work the 
      authors propose a new parameter named Motion Index, which is measurable by M-Mode 
      technique and it is likely linked to diastolic dysfunction. METHODS: A patient 
      population composed by 134 subjects was enrolled. They all were in New York Heart 
      Association (NYHA) functional class II. Echocardiogram carried out in all 
      patients allowed the authors to distinguish 2 patient arms depending on the 
      presence or absence of diastolic dysfunction, evaluated by flow Doppler and 
      tissue Doppler. RESULTS: After carrying out every echocardiographic examination, 
      the authors also measured the new parameter that called Motion Index, and found 
      that it had an average value of 46 in patients with normal diastolic function and 
      33.5 in patients with diastolic dysfunction. This parameter did not depend on 
      systolic dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: Data obtained showed a statistically 
      significant correlation between Motion Index and means of diastolic function 
      assessed by both flow and tissue Doppler.
FAU - Fazio, G
AU  - Fazio G
AD  - Unit of Cardiology, Paolo Giaccone Policlinic, Palermo, Italy. 
      Giovanni.fazio-aaaa@poste.it
FAU - Novo, G
AU  - Novo G
FAU - Evola, G
AU  - Evola G
FAU - Sutera, L
AU  - Sutera L
FAU - Trapani, R
AU  - Trapani R
FAU - Fabiano, A
AU  - Fabiano A
FAU - D'angelo, L
AU  - D'angelo L
FAU - Visconti, C
AU  - Visconti C
FAU - Lunetta, M
AU  - Lunetta M
FAU - Indovina, G
AU  - Indovina G
FAU - Ferrara, F
AU  - Ferrara F
FAU - Novo, S
AU  - Novo S
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Italy
TA  - Minerva Cardioangiol
JT  - Minerva cardioangiologica
JID - 0400725
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Algorithms
MH  - Echocardiography, Doppler, Color/*methods
MH  - Heart Failure, Diastolic/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology
MH  - Heart Function Tests
MH  - Humans
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Predictive Value of Tests
MH  - Sensitivity and Specificity
MH  - *Stroke Volume
MH  - Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnostic imaging
EDAT- 2009/02/10 09:00
MHDA- 2009/08/01 09:00
CRDT- 2009/02/10 09:00
PHST- 2009/02/10 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/02/10 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/08/01 09:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Minerva Cardioangiol. 2009 Feb;57(1):23-7.