Assessing Diastolic Function with Doppler Echocardiography Using a Novel Index

• Published in: Journal of veterinary medical science Vol. 70; no. 4; p. 359
• Main Authors: HORI, Yasutomo, KANAI, Kazutaka, NAKAO, Ruriko, HOSHI, Fumio, HIGUCHI, Sei-ichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Japan Science and Technology Agency 01.04.2008

We developed a novel index to assess left ventricular (LV) relaxation as the ratio of transmitral early diastolic velocity to pulmonary diastolic velocity (E/D ratio). Mixed breed dogs (n=7) were anesthetized and their respiration was controlled. A 3.5-Fr micromanometer-tipped catheter was placed in...