Mitral Ratio of Peak Early to Late Diastolic Filling Velocity as a Predictor of Mortality in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults

N. Bella, Jonathan; Palmieri, Vittorio; J. Roman, Mary; E. Liu, Jennifer; K. Welty, Thomas; T. Lee, Elisa; R. Fabsitz, Richard; V. Howard, Barbara; B. Devereux, Richard

doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000015076.37047.d9

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Mitral Ratio of Peak Early to Late Diastolic Filling Velocity as a Predictor of Mortality in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults

Published in Circulation • Apr 23, 2002

Authors:

Jonathan N. Bella

Vittorio Palmieri

Mary J. Roman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: With aging, left ventricular filling tends to decrease in early diastole, reducing the mitral ratio of peak early to late diastolic filling velocity (E/A). However, the prognostic significance of low or high E/A in older adults remains to be elucidated in population-based samples. METHOD...

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Medicine

Cardiology

Internal medicine

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