Abstract
The diastolic intraventricular velocity difference represents diastolic function of the left ventricle (LV). Here we analyzed the LV diastolic intraventricular velocity difference in patients with impaired LV function based on the ventricular flow rate profile by vector flow mapping. Patients with LV diastolic dysfunction were divided into 2 groups: chronic heart failure with restricted filling (group 1; n = 27) and hypertension with abnormal relaxation (group 2; n = 34). Healthy participants were identified as controls (group 3; n = 22). Left ventricular inflow color Doppler findings were analyzed by the vector profile model with the vector flow mapping technology offline. The flow velocity rates at the base and apex of the LV were measured from vector profiles with the vector flow mapping technology. The diastolic intraventricular velocity difference was calculated from flow velocity rates. The diastolic intraventricular velocity difference calculated from vector flow mapping was significantly lower in both groups with LV diastolic dysfunction than the control group (mean ± SD, 79.95 ± 9.88 cm/s in controls versus 40.35 ± 6.80 cm/s in group 1 and 48.50 ± 6.03 cm/s in group 2; P < .001 for both). The diastolic intraventricular velocity difference had a significant association with the ejection fraction (P = .0002) and deceleration time (P = .0306). The peak atrial contraction velocity was negatively related to the diastolic intraventricular velocity difference (P = .0003). The diastolic intraventricular velocity difference derived from the LV velocity rate by the vector profile model on vector flow mapping can be potentially used for quantitative assessment of LV diastolic function. Vector flow mapping proved to be clinically practical for reflecting LV diastolic dysfunction in pathologic states.
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