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Examples of cardiac causes of abnormal LVDFP |
| Normal systolic function |
| R Pattern |
| Hypertension |
| Ischaemia |
| Diabetes |
| Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| C Pattern |
| Pericardial disease |
| Restrictive cardiomyopathy |
| RC Pattern |
| Hypertension with amyloidosis |
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| Abnormal systolic function |
| Patterns to the right of '0' |
| Ischaemia |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy |
| Myocarditis etc |
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Table shows the commonly encountered examples of cardiac causes of abnormal LVDFP. The list is not exhaustive. Any cardiac condition could cause abnormal LVDFP when it is significant enough to affect Doppler. For example, right sided pathologies would affect LVDFP. |
Thomas Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008 6:59 doi:10.1186/1476-7120-6-59 |