J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2008 Sep;16(3):76-79. 10.4250/jcu.2008.16.3.76.

Tissue Doppler Imaging for the Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function

• Nagueh SF

• KMID: 1486581
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2008.16.3.76

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Tissue Doppler; Diastolic function

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Tissue Doppler signals from the lateral side of the mitral annulus. S: systolic velocity during ejection, Ea: early diastolic mitral annulus velocity, Aa: late diastolic mitral annulus velocity.

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  Fig. 2 Relation between maximal transmitral pressure gradient and e' velocity in the presence of normal or enhanced LV relaxation (solid circles and continuous line), and impaired LV relaxation (open circles and interrupted line).6)

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  Fig. 3 Correlation between E/e' ratio and mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) in 60 patients with cardiac disease.4)

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  Fig. 4 Mitral inflow and TD signals at baseline and after circumflex occlusion from one of the canine experiments.21) Notice the reduced and delayed e' after circumflex occlusion.

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