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

摘要

Conclusions-Mortality I heart failure is strongly related to atrioventricular plane displacement. Objective-To assess the prognostic value Of atrioventricular plane displacement in Heart failure patients. Design-Patients were followed prospec- Tively for one year after atrioventricular Plane displacement determination. Setting-Malmo 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.