Evidence of normal systolic left ventricular function has been reported in up to 30–40% of
patients with clinical signs of congestive heart failure, suggesting that diastolic dysfunction is …

Doppler mitral flow velocities and related variables are used to assess left (LV) and right
ventricular filling and, indirectly, ventricular diastolic function. Three abnormal ventricular …

During the last 2 years, the use of pulsed Doppler echocardiography for assessing left
ventricular diastolic function has received increased attention. This method is based on …

The authors evaluated a value of diastolic indices of the left ventricle assessed by Doppler
from transmitral flow in prediction of diastolic dysfunction. They were related to …

Aim The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between non invasive echo-Doppler
parameters of diastolic function and invasively measured end-diastolic left ventricular (LV) …

Diastolic filling of the heart is a complex sequence of multiple inter-related events consisting
of processes such as ventricular relaxation, erectile coronary effect, visco-elastic forces of …

Recently, an easily measured Doppler index of combined systolic and diastolic ventricular
myocardial performance (the Tei index) was proposed as a potentially useful predictor of …

With the advent of newer technology, recognition of diastolic dysfunction has become a
major feature of cardiac disease, in heart failure as in septic shock. Doppler …

LV systolic function and dilation after Ml have been extensively studied and have been
related to heart failure and cardiac mortality. In recent years, it has been increasingly …