Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Assessment Using Left Atrial Transit Time by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Author(s) -
Jie Cao,
Yi Wang,
Jeannette McLaughlin,
Elizabeth Haag,
Peter Rhee,
Michael Passick,
Rena Toole,
Joshua Cheng,
Andrew Berke,
Justine Lachman,
Nathaniel Reichek
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.110.959569
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , interquartile range , diastole , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , natriuretic peptide , cardiac catheterization , hemodynamics , blood pressure , left atrial pressure , magnetic resonance imaging , preload , cardiac function curve , ventricular pressure , heart failure , radiology
Left atrial (LA) size and function reflect left ventricular (LV) hemodynamics. In the present study, we developed a novel method to determine LA circulation transit time (LATT) by MRI and demonstrated its close association with LV filling pressure.
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