Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Output in Patients with Heart Failure: A Per-Beat or Per-Minute Approach?

Left ventricular (LV) output is a predictor of adverse outcome in patients with heart failure. It can be evaluated using a per-beat approach, measuring stroke volume index (SVI), or a per-minute approach, calculating cardiac index (CI). However, the prognostic value of these two approaches has never been compared.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - December 18, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Donato Mele, Gabriele Pestelli, Davide Dal Molin, Filippo Trevisan, Vittorio Smarrazzo, Giovanni Andrea Luisi, Alessandro Fucili, Roberto Ferrari Source Type: research