Time intervals and myocardial performance index by tissue Doppler imaging.
The application of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) has shown remarkable growth in clinical practice during the past few years, especially, in risk stratification of patients with coronary heart disease or heart failure (systolic and diastolic). Myocardial performance index (MPI) is a Doppler echocardiographic parameter defined as the sum of the isovolemic contraction and relaxation times divided by the ejection time. It is considered as a reliable parameter to assess global left ventricular function. Cardiac time intervals and MPI have also been found as new applications in diagnosing cardiotoxicity from chemotherapy, COPD, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and endocrinopathies.
Department of Cardiology, Ospedali Riuniti OO.RR, University of Foggia, viale L Pinto, 1, 71100 Foggia, Italy. opsfco@tin.it
Michele
M
Correale
Antonio
A
Totaro
Riccardo
R
Ieva
Natale Daniele
ND
Brunetti
Matteo
M
Di Biase
D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors