Table 4

Mitral filling volume and diastolic filling rate


EXERCISE

DIP

PACING

Pt n°
64

32

6
Age (years)
57 ± 13
Δ
66 ± 11

68 ± 10
Gender (M/F)
44/20

20/12

4/2
HR rest (bpm)
70 ± 14

67 ± 12

71 ± 10
HR peak (bpm)
129 ± 22
Δ
85 ± 13
*
132 ± 13
Diastolic time rest (msec)
531 ± 148
Δ
623 ± 135

600 ± 108
Diastolic time peak (msec)
245 ± 58
Δ
377 ± 87
*
211 ± 48
Mitral filling volume rest (= stroke volume index rest), ml/m2
28 ± 7

30 ± 7

35 ± 9
Mitral filling volume peak (= stroke volume index peak), ml/m2
30 ± 8

33 ± 9
*
21 ± 6
diastolic filling rate rest (= mitral filling volume/diastolic time * 1,000), ml/m2 * s -1
105 ± 36

90 ± 26

117 ± 57
diastolic filling rate peak (= mitral filling volume/diastolic time*1,000), ml/m2 * s -1
248 ± 95
Δ
164 ± 60

191 ± 58
Cardiac index rest (ml/m2 * min)
1915 ± 605

1987 ± 4922

2473 ± 709
Cardiac index peak (ml/m2 * min)
3883 ± 1176
§
2783 ± 913

2745 ± 767

§= significant differences between exercise and both dipyridamole and pacing stress pts; ‡ = significant differences between exercise and pacing stress pts; * = significant differences between dipyridamole and pacing stress pts; Δ = significant differences between exercise and dipyridamole stress pts.

Bombardini et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008 6:15   doi:10.1186/1476-7120-6-15