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European Journal of Echocardiography 2007 8(2):161-162; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2006.01.006
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Copyright © 2006, The European Society of Cardiology

Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for regional evaluation of aortic stiffness

Attila Nemesa, Marcel L. Geleijnse, Osama I.I. Solimanb, Ashraf M. Anwarb, Wim B. Vletter and Folkert J. ten Cate*

Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 15 December 2005; accepted after revision 29 January 2006.

* Corresponding author. Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Room Ba304, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 4635669; fax: +31 10 4635498. f.j.tencate{at}erasmusmc.nl


  Abstract

Aortic stiffness is an important predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Non-invasive measurement of aortic stiffness is a promising challenge for echocardiography. The most important limitation of previous studies was that regional differences for aortic stiffness were not taken into consideration. In our patient, we demonstrated the usefulness of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in assessment of regional aortic stiffness.

Keywords: DD; diastolic aortic diameter; ln; natural logarithm; PD; diastolic blood pressure; PS; systolic blood pressure; RT3DE; real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography; TEE; transoesophageal echocardiography; TTE; transthoracic echocardiography; β; aortic stiffness index; {Delta}D; systolic minus diastolic aortic diameter; 3D; 3-dimensional

a Dr. Attila Nemes is a visiting fellow from the University of Szeged (Hungary) and is supported by the "Research Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology".

b Dr. Osama I.I. Soliman and Dr. Ashraf M. Anwar are visiting fellows from the Al Azhar University (Cairo, Egypt) and are supported by the Egyptian Government.


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