Key result
Doppler echocardiography identifies three patterns of left ventricular filling indicating progressively greater diastolic dysfunction, where shorter deceleration times correlate with a poor prognosis.
Why the study?
How can left ventricular diastolic function be evaluated from the pattern of left ventricular filling using Doppler echocardiography?
How can left ventricular diastolic function be evaluated from the pattern of left ventricular filling using Doppler echocardiography?
Doppler echocardiography can identify progressive patterns of LV diastolic dysfunction based on filling patterns, with short deceleration time indicating increased LV stiffness and poor prognosis.
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Supports noninvasive diastolic dysfunction staging by Doppler patterns; leaves open therapeutic implications.
Little et al. (1998) conducted a review in Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Doppler echocardiography was evaluated. Doppler echocardiography identifies three patterns of left ventricular filling indicating progressively greater diastolic dysfunction, where shorter deceleration times correlate with a poor prognosis.
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