Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function is an integral part of
the routine evaluation of patients presenting with symptoms of dyspnea or heart failure. The …

The assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function should be an integral part of a
routine examination, particularly in patients presenting with dyspnea or heart failure. About …

Diastolic heart failure (DHF) currently accounts for more than 50% of all heart failure
patients. DHF is also referred to as heart failure with normal left ventricular (LV) ejection …

Echocardiography has become the primary imaging tool in the diagnosis and assessment of
congenital and acquired heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents. Transthoracic …

Background—After acute myocardial infarction (AMI), diastolic function assessed by Doppler
echocardiography provides important prognostic information that is incremental to systolic …

Background—Because the process of myocardial remodelling starts before the onset of
symptoms, recent heart failure (HF) guidelines place special emphasis on the detection of …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of increased left atrial (LA)
volume determined within the first 48 h of admission as a long-term predictor of outcome in …

Patients with heart disease frequently have abnormalities of systolic function. However, it is
now well recognised that abnormalities of diastolic function play a major role in producing …

Aims Echocardiographic studies have shown that left atrial volume (LAV) predicts adverse
outcome in small heart failure (HF) cohorts of mixed aetiology. However, the prognostic …

In 2003, pulmonary venous flow (PVF) evaluation by Doppler echocardiography is being
used daily in clinical practice. Twelve years ago, we reviewed the potential uses of PVF in …