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 …

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

OBJECTIVES.: The purpose of this study was to examine the relation of the mitral flow
velocity curves to left ventricular filling pressures in patients with two different types of …

There are many myocardial and non-myocardial conditions that cause heart failure with
normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Among them, diastolic heart failure (heart …

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to characterize myocardial velocity profiles in different types of
diastolic dysfunction for patients with severely decreased left ventricular (LV) systolic …

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 …

The fundamental importance of cardiac filling in regulating performance of the heart was
recognized by Starling (I) early in this century. Development of comprehensive ventricular …

In 48 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, pulsed-wave and color Doppler examination
were performed. In addition, 14 normal patients served as control subjects. Peak inflow …

Left ventricular systolic function does not correlate well with functional class in patients with
dilated cardiomyopathy. To determine whether the correlation is better with Doppler indexes …

A number of recent community-based epidemiologic studies suggest that 40% to 50% of the
cases of heart failure have preserved left ventricular systolic function. Although diastolic …