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. 1997 Sep;78(3):230-6.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.78.3.230.

Left ventricular atrioventricular plane displacement: an echocardiographic technique for rapid assessment of prognosis in heart failure

R Willenheimer  1 , C Cline, L Erhardt, B Israelsson
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Left ventricular atrioventricular plane displacement: an echocardiographic technique for rapid assessment of prognosis in heart failure

R Willenheimer et al. Heart. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the prognostic value of atrioventricular plane displacement in heart failure patients.

Design: Patients were followed prospectively for one year after atrioventricular plane displacement determination.

Setting: Malmö University Hospital, with a primary catchment area of 250,000 inhabitants.

Patients: 181 patients with a clinical diagnosis of heart failure; age 75.7 (SD 5.2) years, duration of heart failure 2.7 (5.7) years; 100 men, 81 women.

Main outcome measures: Mortality in relation to atrioventricular plane displacement.

Results: Total mortality was 22.7% (41/181), and was highly significantly (P = 0.001) related to atrioventricular plane displacement. Mortality within prospectively defined categories of displacement was: > or = 10.0 mm, 0% (0/19); 8.2 to 9.9 mm, 10.3% (3/29); 6.4 to 8.1 mm, 19.4% (12/62); and < 6.4 mm, 36.6% (26/71). The groups were similar in age, sex, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and beta blocker treatment, and cause and duration of heart failure.

Conclusions: Mortality in heart failure is strongly related to atrioventricular plane displacement.

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