Comparison of the myocardial stiffness of the left ventricle between elite athletes and the general population. Study with the use of tissue Doppler imaging.
Added value over current diastology indices of Doppler-derived pulmonary artery diastolic pressure to estimate pulmonary wedge pressure. A catheterization re-validation study.
Intraventricular velocity difference and velocity gradient along the early diastolic filling streamline as new measurements to assess diastolic dysfunction by vector flow mapping