Doppler tissue imaging to predict myocardial recovery during mechanical circulatory support.
Bridge to recovery is a possibility for patients receiving mechanical circulatory support. However, no reliable factors exist to predict a sustained myocardial recovery. We report the use of a new technique of Doppler tissue imaging to document myocardial recovery in two cases with promising results.
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Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CNRS UPRES-A 7054, Association Claude Bernard, H pital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France.
Houël
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Simon
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Le Besnerais
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Loisance
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology