Echocardiographic Assessment of Heart Failure Resulting from Coronary Artery Disease

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6 Echocardiographic Assessment of Heart Failure Resulting from Coronary Artery Disease

Acute and Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure

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Meridional and circumferential wall stress can be calculated from echocardiographic measurements of wall thickness, cavity radius, cavity length, and LV pressure (Figure 6-4). Wall stress is a major determinant of hypertrophy and structural and functional LV remodeling. Calculation of wall stress requires that two contingencies be met—that the LV behaves uniformly without regional abnormalities (RWMAs) and that the material properties of myocardium are constant. Neither of these contingencies is met in ischemic HF. However, longitudinal, radial, and circumferential myocardial strain can be measured and used as surrogates for wall stress.

Quantification of LV Size and Function in HF

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Echocardiographic Detection of Thrombus in HF

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