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From: Diagnosis of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the setting of acute changes in loading conditions

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Variations in Doppler velocity profiles resulting from ultrafiltration-related intravascular volume reduction in a haemodialysis patient. Note that ultrafiltration tended to increase the pulmonary vein systolic/diastolic maximal velocity ratio (S/D), decrease the mitral early diastole/atrial contraction maximal velocity ratio (E/A), decrease colour M-mode propagation velocity (Vp;) and decrease Doppler Tissue Imaging E' septal velocity, whereas E' velocity remained fairly constant when recorded on the lateral aspect of the mitral ring.

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Critical Care

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