title: Relationship between exercise capacity and left ventricular function in aortic and mitral regurgitation.
abstract: The exercise capacity as assessed by treadmill exercise or functional class from clinical history cannot predict standard echocardiographic findings in patients with AR/MR, in terms of EF, LVDs, ESVI. Therefore, exercise capacity cannot be used to predict the timing for surgery in those patients. However, symptomatic patients with dilated LV usually have low LVEF such as in our group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jakrapanichakul
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahanonda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phankingthongkum
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wansanit
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kangkagate
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jootar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thongtang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sahasakul
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Srivanasont
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panchavinnin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaithiraphan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*