TY - JOUR
T1 - Tardokinesia
T2 - Definition and clinical occurrence
AU - Amirvand, B.
AU - Moore, R.
AU - Castaneda-Zuniga, W.
AU - Probst, P.
AU - Amplatz, K.
PY - 1982/1/1
Y1 - 1982/1/1
N2 - Tardokinesia is an abnormal slowness of contraction of a region of the left ventricular (LV) wall. This concept was stated in quantitative terms and used for analyzing LV regional wall motion. Forty-four consecutive patients from the case stream of the Cardiovascular Radiology Service were chosen, and their cine left ventriculograms were studied. A polar grid of thirty radii, at twelve degree increments, was superimposed on the tracing of each ventricle. The wall motion was measured at thirty points, and the location, speed, and acceleration of each point in each cine was calculated. Two cases of tardokinesia were found. Tardokinesia might be a sensitive or early indicator of ischemic heart disease.
AB - Tardokinesia is an abnormal slowness of contraction of a region of the left ventricular (LV) wall. This concept was stated in quantitative terms and used for analyzing LV regional wall motion. Forty-four consecutive patients from the case stream of the Cardiovascular Radiology Service were chosen, and their cine left ventriculograms were studied. A polar grid of thirty radii, at twelve degree increments, was superimposed on the tracing of each ventricle. The wall motion was measured at thirty points, and the location, speed, and acceleration of each point in each cine was calculated. Two cases of tardokinesia were found. Tardokinesia might be a sensitive or early indicator of ischemic heart disease.
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U2 - 10.1055/s-2008-1056046
DO - 10.1055/s-2008-1056046
M3 - Article
C2 - 6212453
AN - SCOPUS:0020047662
VL - 136
SP - 277
EP - 282
JO - Research in Microbiology
JF - Research in Microbiology
SN - 0923-2508
IS - 3
ER -