Review ArticlesNew Doppler echocardiographic applications for the study of diastolic function☆
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Abbreviations
Am
peak diastolic myocardial velocity during atrial contraction
AR
peak pulmonary venous atrial reversal velocity
D
peak diastolic pulmonary venous flow velocity
DT
early filling deceleration time
E
peak early transmitral flow velocity
Em
peak early diastolic myocardial velocity
IVRT
isovolumic relaxation time
LA
left atrial
LV
left ventricular
PV
pulmonary vein
S
peak systolic pulmonary venous flow
Sm
peak systolic myocardial velocity
τ
time constant of isovolumic relaxation
TD
color M-mode time delay to apical filling
TDE
tissue Doppler echocardiography
Vp
color M-mode flow propagation velocity
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Supported in part by Grant-in-aid #NEO-97-225-BGIA from the American Heart Association, North-East Ohio Affiliate (M.G.), National Aeronautics Space Administration Grant # NCC9-60, Houston, Texas (J.D.T., M.G.) and National Institute of Health Grant # ROI HL56688-01A1, Bethesda, Maryland (J.D.T.).
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