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Transthoracic impedance compared to magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of cardiac output.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Villacorta Junior, H; Villacorta, AS; Amador, F; Hadlich, M; Albuquerque, DCD; Azevedo, CF
Published in: Arq Bras Cardiol
December 2012

BACKGROUND: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is considered the gold-standard method for the calculation of cardiac volumes. Transthoracic impedance cardiography assesses the cardiac output. No studies validating this measurement, in comparison to that obtained by magnetic resonance imaging, are available. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of transthoracic impedance cardiography in the calculation of the cardiac output, cardiac index and stroke volume using magnetic resonance imaging as the gold-standard. METHODS: 31 patients with a mean age of 56.7 ± 18 years were assessed; of these, 18 (58%) were males. Patients whose indication for magnetic resonance imaging required pharmacologic stress test were excluded. Correlation between methods was assessed using the Pearson's coefficient, and dispersion of absolute differences in relation to the mean was demonstrated using the Bland-Altman's method. Agreement between methods was analyzed using the intraclass correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The mean cardiac output by transthoracic impedance cardiography and by magnetic resonance imaging was 5.16 ± 0.9 and 5.13 ± 0.9 L/min, respectively. Good agreement between methods was observed for cardiac output (r = 0.79; p = 0.0001), cardiac index (r = 0.74; p = 0.0001) and stroke volume (r = 0.88; p = 0.0001). The analysis by the Bland-Altman plot showed low dispersion of differences in relation to the mean, with a low amplitude of agreement intervals. Good agreement between the two methods was observed when analyzed by the intraclass correlation coefficient, with coefficients for cardiac output, cardiac index and stroke volume of 0.78, 0.73 and 0.88, respectively (p < 0.0001 for all comparisons). CONCLUSION: Transthoracic impedance cardiography proved accurate in the calculation of the cardiac output in comparison to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Published In

Arq Bras Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1678-4170

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

99

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1149 / 1155

Location

Brazil

Related Subject Headings

  • Stroke Volume
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hemodynamics
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiography, Impedance
 

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Villacorta Junior, H., Villacorta, A. S., Amador, F., Hadlich, M., Albuquerque, D. C. D., & Azevedo, C. F. (2012). Transthoracic impedance compared to magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of cardiac output. Arq Bras Cardiol, 99(6), 1149–1155. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0066-782x2012005000104
Villacorta Junior, Humberto, Aline Sterque Villacorta, Fernanda Amador, Marcelo Hadlich, Denilson Campos de Albuquerque, and Clerio Francisco Azevedo. “Transthoracic impedance compared to magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of cardiac output.Arq Bras Cardiol 99, no. 6 (December 2012): 1149–55. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0066-782x2012005000104.
Villacorta Junior H, Villacorta AS, Amador F, Hadlich M, Albuquerque DCD, Azevedo CF. Transthoracic impedance compared to magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of cardiac output. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2012 Dec;99(6):1149–55.
Villacorta Junior, Humberto, et al. “Transthoracic impedance compared to magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of cardiac output.Arq Bras Cardiol, vol. 99, no. 6, Dec. 2012, pp. 1149–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1590/s0066-782x2012005000104.
Villacorta Junior H, Villacorta AS, Amador F, Hadlich M, Albuquerque DCD, Azevedo CF. Transthoracic impedance compared to magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of cardiac output. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2012 Dec;99(6):1149–1155.

Published In

Arq Bras Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1678-4170

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

99

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1149 / 1155

Location

Brazil

Related Subject Headings

  • Stroke Volume
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hemodynamics
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiography, Impedance