Association of left ventricular filling parameters assessed by pulsed wave Doppler and color M-mode Doppler echocardiography with left ventricular pathology, pulmonary congestion, and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure

Ehud Schwammenthal*, Bogdan A. Popescu, Andreea C. Popescu, Elio Di Segni, Victor Guetta, Shmuel Rath, Michael Eldar, Micha S. Feinberg

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Abstract

Among 90 consecutive patients with various degrees of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (normal patients, LV hypertrophy, LV ejection fraction <50%, and <30%), the mitral valve pulse-wave E/A ratio showed a characteristic U-shaped curve with increasing severity of LV dysfunction. In contrast, there was a significant progressive decrease in flow propagation velocity of the E-wave (Vp) and a significant increase in E/Vp values with increasing severity of LV dysfunction. The E/Vp ratio was the best predictor of pulmonary congestion, and in a subgroup of patients who underwent cardiac catheterization, it was the only significant predictor of LV end-diastolic pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)488-491
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume94
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 2004

Funding

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Israel Science Foundation

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