LOINC Code 59124-8: Left ventricular Velocity-time integral (VTI) for the area under E wave by US

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Blood velocity-time integral.E wave. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Heart.ventricle.left.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Method: US

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Left ventricular Velocity-time integral (VTI) for the area under E wave by US
• Blood velocity-time integral.E wave
• The area under the waveform that forms the E wave component of the TDI trace.
• Bld vel; CARD.US; Cardiac; Cardio; Cardiology; Early wave; Echography; E-wave; Heart Disease; Hrt; Hrt ventr; L; Length; LT; LV; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; TVI; ULS; Ultrasound; Vel; Ventricular; VTI; VTI E-wave

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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