In order to evaluate the prognostic implications of either transmitral filling parameters and
pulmonary artery capillary pressure, 35 patients (23 men, age 63+/-13 years,+/-SD) with …

Diastolic ventricular function was assessed by Doppler echocardiography in 50 patients with
idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and sinus rhythm. The patients were subdivided …

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 assessment of left ventricular diastolic function by Doppler echocardiography shows
both a nonrestrictive and restrictive type of filling in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. These …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is basically regarded as a disease of left ventricular systolic
dysfunction. There are only a few studies evaluating diastolic function in patients with dilated …

Objectives. This study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency of restrictive left ventricular
filling pattern in dilated cardiomyopathy, as well as its clinical and hemodynamic correlations …

Background: In idiopathic and ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) there are differences
in left atrial and ventricular relaxation. We assessed the hypothesis of an influence of these …

Although diastolic dysfunction is the initial alteration in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and
systolic and diastolic dysfunctions generally coexist during the clinical course of DCM, left …

The relation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic filling with the clinical outcome in patients with
idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) was examined. LV diastolic filling was assessed by …

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