Left ventricular assessment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract EN

shortening through calculation of the LVIDd, LVIDs, IVST and LVPWT during diastole by eachocardioqraphy in (26) patients with severe COPD {group II}, five patients with sever COPD and known primary left ventricular disease {group III}, (14) healthy age matched subjects were examined as control (group I}.

There is statistically significant left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with severe COPD {group II} and patients with severe COPD and known primary left ventricular disease {group III} compared with the control {group I}.

While there is apparent reduction in fraction shortening percent in patients with COPD which is not significant there is statistically significant reduction in fraction shortening in patients with COPD and known primary left ventricular disease when they are compared with the control group.

ABBREVIATION L.

V.

: Left Ventricle.

LVIDd: Diastolic left ventricular internal dimension.

LVIDs:Systolic left ventricular internal dimension.

FS%: Fraction shortening percent.

LVPWT: Left ventricular posterior wall thickness during diastole.

IVSPT: Interventricular septal wall thickness.

COPD : Chronic obstructive pulmonary' disease.

FEV1 %: Forced expiratory volume in one second percent of predictive value.

MMEFR : Maximum mid expiratory flow rate.

RBS:Random blood sugar.