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Disparate Patterns of Left Ventricular Mechanics Differentiate Constrictive Pericarditis From Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Partho P. Sengupta,
Vijay Krishnamoorthy,
Walter P. Abhayaratna,
Josef Kořínek,
Marek Bëlohlávek,
Thoralf M. Sundt,
Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran,
Farouk Mookadam,
James B. Seward,
A. Jamil Tajik,
Bijoy K. Khandheria
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2007.10.006
Subject(s) - constrictive pericarditis , cardiology , restrictive cardiomyopathy , ventricle , diastole , medicine , speckle tracking echocardiography , cardiomyopathy , pericarditis , radial stress , ultrasound , ejection fraction , heart failure , deformation (meteorology) , radiology , materials science , composite material , blood pressure
The purpose of this study was to compare the longitudinal, circumferential, and radial mechanics of the left ventricle (LV) in patients with constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM).

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