Assessment of light ventricular ejection fraction in patients with severe pregnancy induced hypertension before and after delivery by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography:a exploration study
ObjectiveTo investigate the value of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE) in the quantitative assessment of the left ventricular ejection fraction(EF) in the patients with severe pregnancy induced hypertension before and after delivery.MethodsFifty patients with severe pregnancy induced hypertension(group P) and fifty subjects(group N) were studied by using RT-3DE.The left ventricular ejection fraction before and a month after delivery were assessed quantitatively;Meanwhile,the value measured by RT-3DE to M-mode echocardiography (MME) were compared.ResultsThere was significant difference in the left ventricular ejection fraction which was measured by RT-3DE and MME between group P and group N before and a month after delivery.There was no significant difference in the left ventricular ejection fraction measured by MME before and a month after delivery,but there was significant difference in the left ventricular ejection fraction measured by RT-3DE before and a month after delivery.ConclusionAs a utility supplement for MME,left ventricular function in severe pregnancy induced hypertension patients could be quantitatively assessed by RT-3DE,which provide a new reliability,fast,accurate way to evaluate ventricular function,and could be widely used in clinical work.