a simplified study of trans-mitral doppler patterns一个简化的trans-mitral多普勒模式的研究.pdfVIP

Cardiovascular Ultrasound BioMed Central Hypothesis Open Access A simplified study of trans-mitral Doppler patterns George Thomas Address: Department of Cardiology, Saraf Hospital, Sreekandath Road, Kochi 682016, India Email: George Thomas - gthomas@ Published: 28 November 2008 Received: 4 November 2008 Accepted: 28 November 2008 Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008, 6:59 doi:10.1186/1476-7120-6-59 This article is available from: /content/6/1/59 © 2008 Thomas; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Trans-mitral Doppler produces complex patterns with a great deal of variability. There are several confusing numerical measures and indices to study these patterns. However trans-mitral Doppler produces readymade data visualization by pattern generation which could be interpreted by pattern analysis. By following a systematic approach we could create an order and use this tool to study cardiac function. Presentation of the hypothesis: In this new approach we eliminate the variables and apply pattern recognition as the main criterion of study. Proper terminologies are also devised to avoid confusion. In this way we can get some meaningful information. Testing the hypothesis: Trans-mitr