Left ventricular torsional dynamics in aortic stenosis: relationship between left ventricular untwisting and filling pressures. A two-dimensional speckle tracking study

Bogdan A. Popescu, A. Călin, Carmen C. Beladan, D. Muraru, Monica Roşca, Dan Deleanu, Patrizio Lancellotti, F. Antonini-Canterin, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Carmen Ginghină

European Journal of Echocardiography · 2010 · 36 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

In patients with severe AS and preserved LVEF, there is a significant relationship between LV untwisting and LV filling pressures, suggesting a role for impaired LV untwisting in the pathophysiology of diastolic dysfunction in this setting.

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