Left ventricular filling pattern in -thalassaemia major -- a Doppler echocardiographic study

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The pattern of left ventricular filling was assessed by Doppler echocardiography in 38 adult β-thalassaemia major patients; 28 with normal (age 25.2±5.3 years) and 10 with abnormal (age 24.5±8.8 years) left ventricular systolic function. The findings were compared with those obtained from 38 age and sex matched normal individuals. In patients with normal left ventricular systolic function, peak flow velocity in early diastole was higher than in the controls (94±16 vs 79±12 cm. s−1P −1P −2 respectively). None of the patients had atrial predominant left ventricular inflow pattern. In patients with congestive heart failure the peak flow velocity in early diastole was greater than in the controls (96±10 vs 79±2 cm. s−1P < 0.001) while in late diastole it was smaller (39±6 vs 44±2 cm. s−1P P −2 respectively), until the end stage of congestive heart failure. Thus, left ventricular filling pattern in β-thalassaemia major patients with normal left ventricular systolic function, is similar to that seen in conditions of an increased preload. Patterns compatible with abnormally prolonged relaxation or restriction do not appear.

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