The purpose of this study was to evaluate the left atrial active contraction and relaxation in
patients with various myocardial diseases by analyzing pulmonary venous flow (PVF) and …

Background: Several studies on left ventricular relaxation have been undertaken in the past:
however, left atrial (LA) relaxation has not been fully evaluated. Hypothesis: The purpose of …

To determine whether transmitral and pulmonary venous flow velocity patterns can be used
to evaluate left atrial pressure and volume changes during atrial systole, we performed …

We recorded left ventricular inflow (LVIF) and pulmonary venous flow (PVF) velocities by
trans‐esophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography in 25 patients with a ratio of peak atrial …

The difference in the durations of flow with atrial contraction (A duration) at the pulmonary
veins and mitral valve has been reported to detect the presence of elevated left ventricular …

In order to evaluate the clinical significance of pulmonary venous flow (PVF) pattern,
transesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography (TEE) was performed in 25 patients with …

Background: The pattern of pulmonary venous flow velocity is useful for understanding the
hemodynamic relationship between the left atrium and left ventricle in patients with a variety …

Pulmonary venous flow (PVF) patterns in left heart failure were evaluated using
transesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography in 30 patients with dilated hearts (DH) …

Information regarding the relation of left atrial (LA) function to transmitral and pulmonary
venous (PV) flow is limited. Using transesophageal echocardiography, we analyzed this …

We have previously shown that the systolic and diastolic pulmonary venous flow (PVF)
distribution is predictive of left atrial pressure. This study was designed to define the …