Doppler echocardiographic indexes of ventricular inflow have been used clinically to
characterize left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. The reliability of these indexes as markers …

This study attempted to examine the relation of left ventricular filling patterns to
hemodynamic status and left atrial function in dilated cardiomyopathy. Transesophageal …

Use uf mitral Bow vebxity reeordlugs to assess left veotrtwlar 6lliog and diastolic function.
Mitral flow velocity recordings obtained with pulsed wave Doppler technique have been …

Heart failure has been identified as a major health care initiative for the millennium. In the
United States alone there are more than 4· 9 million people with heart failure and 450 000 …

To determine the prognostic significance of pulsed wave Doppler-derived left ventricular
diastolic filling velocity profiles and the relationship between Doppler variables and clinial …

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 …

In idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC), an impaired left ventricular filling as assessed by
the Doppler echocardiographic mitral flow pattem is closely related to the severity of …

The role of Doppler echocardiography of transmitral filling velocities in the assessment of
diastolic function in man has not been adequately defined. It is now appreciated that multiple …

To determine the effect of filling pressure on the pattern of left ventricular filling in humans,
the mitral flow velocity profile was measured by pulsed wave Doppler echocardiography …

Normative Doppler values and determinants of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in
healthy subjects have not been fully elucidated. Subjects from the Framingham Heart Study …