Non-invasive assessment of 100 normal males

Wide variety of techniques, both invasive and non-invasive, are used to asses the Cardiovascular functions. The invasive techniques, do cause some discomfort to the patients and to some extent some of them carry certain percentage of risk to life. The non invasive techniques have been in use for long and do not cause any discomfort to the patient and carry no risk. The objective of this study is to have cardiac cycle date available for our population

Non-invasive assessment of 42 cases of dilated cardiomyopathy [idiopathic]

Over the past thirty years the new techniques of biotechnology have touched most of the recalcitrant problems in the cardiac diagnosis. Non-invasive assessment of 42 cases of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy by using ECG, PCG, ACG and Carotid pulse wave, are presented here. The diagnosis of Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy was done by exclusion. Endomycardial biopsies and Angio studies of these cases were not be done. The age varied from 3-50 yrs with mean of 24 +/- 14. 3 SD and male: female ratio was 3:1. STIs show incease in CMI [Mean-49 +/- 10 SD], QMl [Mean-91 +/- 10 SD] PEP/LVET ratio [Mean - 66 +/- 14 SD], C-Ml/M1-E% [Mean-159 +/- 55 SD]. STIs shows decrease in Ml-E [Mean 34 +/- 13 SD], LVET [Mean-197 +/- 38 SD], EF [Mean-36 +/- 13 SD] and Ml-A2 [Mean-231 +/- SD] with no change in Q-A2 interval. DTIs show increase in A2-MI [Mean-278 +/- 26 SD], OF/EO ratio% - [Mean 27 +/- 18 SD], CMl-OF [Mean 8 +/- 16 SD], OF/SFW% [Mean-133 +/- 46 SD] and a/EO% - [Mean-18 +/- 9 SD]. ACG shows early change of slope, prominent F-wave, sharp E-point, LSB and increase in 1/2 time RR%. Carotid pulse wave shows prominent dicrotic wave, normal 1/2 time RR% and lower normal rate of rise