Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in Ebstein's anomaly.
This study was performed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in patients with Ebstein's anomaly using Doppler echocardiography. We found that LV abnormal relaxation in this anomaly cannot be explained by right ventricular volume overload alone. Furthermore, LV diastolic dysfunction persists even after intracardiac repair.
Inai
Kei
K
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. satokun-inai-jp@mta.biglobe.ne.jp
Nakanishi
Toshio
T
Mori
Yoshiki
Y
Tomimatsu
Hirohumi
H
Nakazawa
Makoto
M
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology