Is mitral E/E′ ratio a reliable predictor of left ventricular diastolic pressures in patients without heart failure?
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Conclusion In patients without HF mitral E/E′ ratio is influenced by EF and LV volumes and is better correlated with the pre-a LVDP than with the LVEDP. The suboptimal sensitivity and specificity of E/E′ for predicting increased LVDP suggest that the mitral E/E′ ratio is of limited clinical value in patients without HF.
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