Secondly, this study suggests that cREPO underestimates the severity of wall motion abnormality at infarcted area.
Future studies are required to show the predictability of septal wall motion abnormality and the degree of cardiac dysfunction.
The authors aimed to establish a technique for quantitative analysis of regional wall motion abnormality (RWMA) using color kinesis (CK) of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in surgical patients.
To assess prevalence of coronary artery disease, all participants underwent surface electrocardiography and documentation of ventricular wall motion abnormality and function using echocardiography imaging.
Age, mitral valve disease, pericardial disease, mechanical ventilation, and regional wall motion abnormality all may affect the accuracy of E/e′.
In this case, we found rare images showing RV dilatation and free wall motion abnormality followed by an LV volume reduction that suggested the existence of APH.
Wall motion abnormality for the diagnosis of myocardial injury [22] and evaluation of cardiac preload by estimating inferior vena cava (IVC) collapsibility [23].
RV dilatation, RV free wall motion abnormality, and LV volume reduction in the mid-esophageal four-chamber TEE view 2 min after protamine administration.
Regional wall motion abnormality of left ventricle and left heart failure due to coronary air embolism sometimes occur at heart surgery with CPB.
PAP pulmonary artery pressure, CVP central venous pressure, AP arterial pressure, ① start of CPB, ② AVR, ③ withdrawal of CPB, ④ signs of left heart failure and appearance of left ventricular wall motion abnormality, ⑤ second run of CPB, ⑥ second withdrawal of CPB.
Although echocardiography is frequently used to evaluate for pericardial effusion and cardiac wall motion abnormality in the ED patient, echocardiography cannot exclude coronary disease, pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection as causes of chest pain.
