Objective To assess prospectively diastolic function in hypertensive patients with preserved
left ventricular function, particularly focusing on the limitation of the transmitral flow velocity …

The IMPORTANCE of left ventricular (LV) systolic performance has traditionally been
emphasized in cardiac evaluation, whereas LV diastolic performance has only recently …

Left ventricular diastolic function is a broad term which refers to a group of complex
processes which interact to determine the resistance to filling of the left ventricle.'Impairment …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that, when measured in the long axis, left ventricular
systolic function is abnormal in patients with diastolic heart failure. Design: A case–control …

Background—The definition of diastolic heart failure (DHF) relies on the use of sensitive
tools to exclude the presence of systolic dysfunction. The use of ejection fraction (EF) of 50 …

BACKGROUND: The presence of signs and symptoms of heart failure (HF), abnormal
diastolic function and an ejection fraction> 45%, have been defined as diastolic HF (DHF) …

Traditional Doppler methods for assessing left ventricular (LV) filling include transmitral and
pulmonary vein Doppler flow recordings. 1–3 These methods are influenced by age. 4 …

Background This study assesses the prognostic values of left ventricular (LV) filling patterns,
as determined by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), on cardiac events in patients with LV systolic …

The ratio of early transmitral blood flow velocity over tissue Doppler early diastolic mitral
annulus velocity (E/e′) was found unreliable for estimating pulmonary capillary wedge …

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 …