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Preoperative Systolic Strain Rate Predicts Postoperative Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Aortic Regurgitation

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http://circimaging.ahajournals.org/content/3/2/134.full

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was indicated to be a good predictor of postoperative LV dysfunction, with 90.9% sensitivity and 73.2% specificity (cutoff value, 1.82 per second).

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1- Os pacientes com valvopatias devem ser estudados com a ferramenta de deformação (Strain)

Pelo menos, as valvopatias aórticas.

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2- Os convênios devem reembolsar os ecocardiografistas que usarem o método.

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Item 1 depende de você.

Item 2 depende da sociedade que o representa.

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